Courts in Latin America

Courts in Latin America
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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Total Pages : 353
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ISBN-10 : 9781139497169
ISBN-13 : 1139497162
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Book Synopsis Courts in Latin America by : Gretchen Helmke

Download or read book Courts in Latin America written by Gretchen Helmke and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2011-01-17 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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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