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almahu_9947414968602882
Format:
1 online resource (x, 342 pages) :
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digital, PDF file(s).
ISBN:
9780511976520 (ebook)
Content:
To what extent do courts in Latin America protect individual rights and limit governments? This volume answers these fundamental questions by bringing together today's leading scholars of judicial politics. Drawing on examples from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Mexico, Colombia, Costa Rica and Bolivia, the authors demonstrate that there is widespread variation in the performance of Latin America's constitutional courts. In accounting for this variation, the contributors push forward ongoing debates about what motivates judges; whether institutions, partisan politics and public support shape inter-branch relations; and the importance of judicial attitudes and legal culture. The authors deploy a range of methods, including qualitative case studies, paired country comparisons, statistical analysis and game theory.
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Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
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Courts in Latin America /
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Institutions for constitutional justice in Latin America /
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Enforcing rights and exercising an accountability function : Costa Rica's Constitutional Chamber of the Supreme Court /
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Strategic deference in the Colombian Constitutional Court, 1992-2006 /
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From quietism to incipient activism : the institutional and ideological roots of rights adjudication in Chile /
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'Faithful servants of the regime' : the Brazilian Constitutional Court's role under the 1988 Constitution /
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Power broker, policymaker, or rights protector? : The Brazilian Supremo Tribunal Federal in transition /
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Legalist vs. interpretivist : the Supreme Court and the Democratic transition in Mexico /
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Theory of the politically independent judiciary : a comparative study of the United States and Argentina /
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Courts, power and rights in Argentina and Chile /
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Bolivia : the rise (and fall) of judicial review /
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The puzzling judicial politics in Latin America : a theory of litigation, judicial decisions and interbranch conflict /
Additional Edition:
Print version: ISBN 9781107001091
Language:
English
Subjects:
Political Science
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Law
Keywords:
Konferenzschrift
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Konferenzschrift
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511976520
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