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1 online resource (210 pages) |
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text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction : the accountability function of courts in new democracies / Siri Gloppen, Roberto Gargarella, and Elin Skaar -- Judicial review in developed democracies / Martin Shapiro -- How some reflections on the United States' experience may inform African efforts to build court systems and the rule of law / Jennifer Widner -- The constitutional court and control of presidential extraordinary powers in Colombia / Rodrigo Uprimny -- The politics of judicial review in Chile in the era of domestic transition, 1990-2002 / Javier A. Couso -- Legitimating transformation : political resource allocation in the South African constitutional court / Theunis Roux -- The accountability function of courts in Tanzania and Zambia / Siri Gloppen -- Renegotiating "law and order" : judicial reform and citizen responses in post-war Guatemala / Rachel Sieder -- Economic reform and judicial governance in Brazil : balancing independence with accountability / Carlos Santiso -- In search of a democratic justice--what courts should not do : Argentina, 1983-2002 / Roberto Gargarella -- Lessons learned and the way forward / Irwin P. Stotzky. |
| Summary |
This title examines the political role of courts in new democracies in Latin America and Africa, focusing on their ability to hold political power-holders accountable when they act outside their constitutionally defined powers. The book also issues a warning: There are problems inherent in the current global move towards strong constitutional government, where increasingly strong powers are placed in the hands of judges who themselves are not made accountable. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Political questions and judicial power.
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Political questions and judicial power. |
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Democratization.
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Democratization. |
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Latin America -- Politics and government -- 1980-
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Latin America. |
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Politics and government. |
| Chronological Term |
1980- |
| Subject |
Africa, Sub-Saharan -- Politics and government -- 1960-
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Sub-Saharan Africa. |
| Chronological Term |
1960- |
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Since 1960 |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Gloppen, Siri.
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Gargarella, Roberto, 1964-
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Skaar, Elin.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Democratization and the judiciary. London : Frank Cass Pub., 2004 (DLC) 2003019752 |
| ISBN |
0203485408 (electronic book) |
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9780203485408 (electronic book) |
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0714655686 (Cloth) |
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