The Judicialization of Politics in Latin America (Studies of the Americas)
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“This exceptional volume does a splendid job of illuminating the myriad dimensions of the judicialization of politics in Latin America. No phenomenon is more central to understanding recent trends in democratic governance throughout the region. The first-rate authors treat the subject from diverse perspectives, with impressive conceptual sophistication, rigor, and sensitivity to national variations. The result is a thoroughly original and stimulating contribution that fills an important gap in the literature and that will doubtless be of keen interest to academics, policy makers and advocates alike.”--Michael Shifter, Vice President for Policy, Inter-American Dialogue
“This book eloquently maps the judicialization of politics in contemporary Latin America and its consequences. It weaves politics, law and society together into a rich and sophisticated analysis of the inter-relationship between judicialization and Latin American democracy in the 1990s and 2000s. Its comparative framework makes a valuable contribution to our understanding of how judicialization enables and constrains democratization and the search for justice. This is an impressive and original work that fills an important gap in the literature.”--David Sugarman, Professor at Law School, Lancaster University, England
“This book is essential reading to understand the important new trend of judicial activism in Latin America. Does it strengthen democracy by enhancing individual rights, the rule of law, the propriety of the exercise of power, and electoral fairness? Or as part of a ‘judicialization of politics’, is it the expression of an unwarranted instrumentalization of the judiciary by powerful actors as well as an extension of judicial authority over domains best left to political negotiations in governmental and legislative arenas? Does it, then, undermine rather than contribute to deepening the quality of democracy? In a set of highly nuanced analysis the authors provide evidence for all these assessments.”--J. Samuel Valenzuela, Kellogg Institute
The Judicialization of Politics in Latin America (Studies of the Americas),Rachel Sieder,Alan Angell,Line Schjolden,Palgrave Macmillan,1403970866,Contemporary Politics - Latin America,Courts,Courts - General,General,Government - Judicial Branch,Latin America - Central America,Latin America - General,Latin America - South America,Law,Politics / Current Events,Latin America,Political structure & processes
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