Format:
1 online resource (436 pages)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
9781409434993
Content:
Latin America has a long tradition of constitutional reform. Since the democratic transitions of the 1980s, most countries have amended their constitutions at least once, and some have even undergone constitutional reform several times. The global phenomenon of a new constitutionalism, with enhanced rights provisions, finds expression in the region, but the new constitutions, such as those of Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador and Venezuela, also have some peculiar characteristics which are discussed in this important book. Authors from a number of different disciplines offer a general overview of constitutional reforms in Latin America since 1990. They explore the historical, philosophical and doctrinal differences between traditional and new constitutionalism in Latin America and examine sources of inspiration. The book also covers sociopolitical settings, which factors and actors are relevant for the reform process, and analyzes the constitutional practices after reform, including the question of whether the recent constitutional reforms created new post-liberal democracies with an enhanced human and social rights record, or whether they primarily serve the ambitions of new political leaders.
Content:
Intro -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- List of Abbreviations -- Notes on Contributors -- Acknowledgements -- Part 1 Introduction and Analytical Concepts -- Chapter 1 Introduction: The Times they are a Changin': Constitutional Transformations in Latin America since the 1990s -- Chapter 2 Explaining Constitutional Change: Comparing the Logic, Advantages and Shortcomings of Static and Dynamic Approaches -- Chapter 3 Toward a Theory of Formal Constitutional Change: Mechanisms of Constitutional Adaptation in Latin America -- Chapter 4 Still the Land of Presidentialism? Executives and the Latin American Constitution -- Chapter 5 What do we mean when we talk about 'Critical Constitutionalism'? Some Reflections on the New Latin American Constitutions -- Part 2 Reflections on the New Latin American Constitutionalism from a Historical and Comparative Perspective -- Chapter 6 Latin American Constitutionalism: Historical Development and Distinctive Traits -- Chapter 7 Latin American Constitutionalism Then and Now: Promises and Questions1 -- Part 3 Case Studies: The Impact of New Constitutions on Democracy and Governance -- Chapter 8 Neo-Constitutionalism in Twenty-first Century Venezuela: Participatory Democracy, Deconcentrated Decentralization or Centralized Populism? -- Chapter 9 New Constitutions and the Transformation of Democracy in Bolivia and Ecuador* -- Chapter 10 Constitutionalizing Policy: The Brazilian Constitution of 1988 and its Impact on Governance -- Chapter 11 Change and Continuity in Dominican Constitutions: The 2010 Reform Compared1 -- Chapter 12 Chile: Democratization through Constitutional Reforms1 -- Part 4 Case Studies: The Empowerment of Courts -- Chapter 13 Institutional Design and Judicial Behaviour: Constitutional Interpretation of Criminal Due Process Rights in Latin America1.
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Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781409434986
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9781409434986
Language:
English
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https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/kxp/detail.action?docID=985694
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