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Book Synopsis Judicial Reform in Latin America and the Caribbean by : Malcom Rowat
Download or read book Judicial Reform in Latin America and the Caribbean written by Malcom Rowat and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 1995-01-01 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Proceedings of a World Bank conference."--T.p.
Book Synopsis Judicial Reform in Latin America by : Edgardo Buscaglia
Download or read book Judicial Reform in Latin America written by Edgardo Buscaglia and published by Hoover Institution Press. This book was released on 1995 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An essay on the need for a well functioning judiciary system in Latin America.
Book Synopsis Envisioning Reform by : Linn Hammergren
Download or read book Envisioning Reform written by Linn Hammergren and published by Penn State Press. This book was released on 2010-11-01 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Judicial reform became an important part of the agenda for development in Latin America early in the 1980s, when countries in the region started the process of democratization. Connections began to be made between judicial performance and market-based growth, and development specialists turned their attention to &“second generation&” institutional reforms. Although considerable progress has been made already in strengthening the judiciary and its supporting infrastructure (police, prosecutors, public defense counsel, the private bar, law schools, and the like), much remains to be done. Linn Hammergren&’s book aims to turn the spotlight on the problems in the movement toward judicial reform in Latin America over the past two decades and to suggest ways to keep the movement on track toward achieving its multiple, though often conflicting, goals. After Part I&’s overview of the reform movement&’s history since the 1980s, Part II examines five approaches that have been taken to judicial reform, tracing their intellectual origins, historical and strategic development, the roles of local and international participants, and their relative success in producing positive change. Part III builds on this evaluation of the five partial approaches by offering a synthetic critique aimed at showing how to turn approaches into strategies, how to ensure they are based on experiential knowledge, and how to unite separate lines of action.
Book Synopsis Justice Beyond Our Borders by : Christina Biebesheimer
Download or read book Justice Beyond Our Borders written by Christina Biebesheimer and published by IDB. This book was released on 2000 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Improving systems of justice in Latin America is important to consolidate democracy and develop equitable and efficient market economies. Judicial reform involves strengthening the rule of law and developing a moder and transparent juridical process, as well as a system of justice that is impartial, independent, efficient and accessible to all.
Book Synopsis Judicial Reform as Political Insurance by : Jodi S. Finkel
Download or read book Judicial Reform as Political Insurance written by Jodi S. Finkel and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jodi S. Finkel examines judicial reforms leading to increased judicial independence and authority in three Latin American countries: Argentina, Mexico, and Peru.
Book Synopsis The Judicial Sector in Latin America and the Caribbean by : Maria Dakolias
Download or read book The Judicial Sector in Latin America and the Caribbean written by Maria Dakolias and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 1996-01-01 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Professional analysis of essential elements of judicial reform, as provided in any country-specific review by the World Bank. As political and economic development continue, greater attention needs to be given to judicial reform. Basic elements of judicial reform include: guaranteeing judicial independence through changes in judicial budgeting, judicial appointment, and disciplinary systems; adopting procedural reforms; enhancing public access to justice; incorporating gender issues in the reform process; and redefining/expanding legal education and training"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57.
Book Synopsis Rule of Law in Latin America by : Pilar Domingo
Download or read book Rule of Law in Latin America written by Pilar Domingo and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The authors examine the way in which international organizations rationalize and prioritize their reform proposals and agenda in Latin America; how reform agendas are implemented and followed up (or not); how international donor organizations relate to national governments and civil society, and to
Download or read book Envisioning Reform written by and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Justice Delayed by : Edmundo Jarquín Calderón
Download or read book Justice Delayed written by Edmundo Jarquín Calderón and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this text, leading authorities on law and economies from Latin America and the United States analyze the problems of the region's judicial sector and propose strategies for solving them. The authors show that, just as Latin America's fledgling market economies must be based on guarantees for property rights, the future of democratic institutions in the region will depend on impartial and reliable systems of justice.
Book Synopsis The Judiciary and Democratic Decay in Latin America by : William Prillaman
Download or read book The Judiciary and Democratic Decay in Latin America written by William Prillaman and published by Praeger. This book was released on 2000-04-30 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Prillaman argues that a sound judiciary is critical for building popular support for democracy and laying the foundations for sustainable economic development, but that most Latin American governments have made virtually no progress toward building a more effective judiciary. He shows that the traditional approach to judicial reform is flawed on several levels. Reformers are wrong to focus on a single aspect of the judiciary on the assumption that one reform naturally leads to another. In fact, all aspects of the courts are so closely related that failure to reform one aspect creates a negative synergy that ultimately undermines the reformed areas. Instead, a successful reform strategy must simultaneously tackle independence, accountability, access, and efficiency; otherwise, it is virtually assured of failure. As Prillaman points out, judicial reform is not merely a technical process that can be isolated from broader economic and political forces. Rather, it is an inherently political process that will be opposed by forces ranging from politicians accustomed to stocking the courts to judges and court personnel reluctant to accept greater oversight and professional norms. Based on four case studies, Prillaman concludes that failed judicial reforms have led to growing support for mob lynching and vigilante justice that promises to fill the void created by ineffectual courts—ultimately challenging the quality and sustainability of democracy. An invaluable survey for political scientists, students, and researchers involved with democratic consolidation, institution building, and comparative judicial politics in Latin America specifically and the developing world in general.
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.
Book Synopsis The (un)rule of Law and the Underprivileged in Latin America by : Juan E. Méndez
Download or read book The (un)rule of Law and the Underprivileged in Latin America written by Juan E. Méndez and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study describes a Latin American legal system which punishes only the poor and a democratic state which fails to control its own agents' arbitrary practices. The contributors argue that judicial reform cannot be seperated from human rights and that justice must be made available to the poor.
Book Synopsis The State of State Reforms in Latin America by : Eduardo Lora
Download or read book The State of State Reforms in Latin America written by Eduardo Lora and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 2006-10-23 with total page 470 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Latin America suffered a profound state crisis in the 1980s, which prompted not only the wave of macroeconomic and deregulation reforms known as the Washington Consensus, but also a wide variety of institutional or 'second generation' reforms. 'The State of State Reform in Latin America' reviews and assesses the outcomes of these less studied institutional reforms. This book examines four major areas of institutional reform: a. political institutions and the state organization; b. fiscal institutions, such as budget, tax and decentralization institutions; c. public institutions in charge of sectoral economic policies (financial, industrial, and infrastructure); and d. social sector institutions (pensions, social protection, and education). In each of these areas, the authors summarize the reform objectives, describe and measure their scope, assess the main outcomes, and identify the obstacles for implementation, especially those of an institutional nature.
Download or read book Elusive Reform written by Mark Ungar and published by Lynne Rienner Publishers. This book was released on 2002 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Democracy cannot exist, proclaims Ungar (political science, City U. of New York-Brooklyn College) without the rule of law, which he defines as comprising an independent effective judiciary, state accountability to the law, and citizen accessibility to conflict-resolution mechanisms. He looks to Latin American countries to illustrate how stable democracies are undermined by executive power and judicial disarray that prevent the rule of law from taking hold. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR.
Book Synopsis The Politics Of Justice And Justice Reform In Latin America by : Linn A. Hammergren
Download or read book The Politics Of Justice And Justice Reform In Latin America written by Linn A. Hammergren and published by Westview Press. This book was released on 1998 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Politics of Justice and Justice Reform in Latin America offers an introduction to the traditional roles and operations of Latin American justice systems and the origins, objectives, and potential of contemporary reform efforts. Its detailed focus on the Peruvian experience is complemented by shorter case studies on Colombia, El Salvador, and Costa Rica and comparative examples from numerous other countries. It views justice reform as both a technical and political process, demonstrating how evolving understandings in both areas have increased conflicts over the limits and direction of future change.
Book Synopsis Beyond High Courts by : Matthew C. Ingram
Download or read book Beyond High Courts written by Matthew C. Ingram and published by University of Notre Dame Pess. This book was released on 2019-05-15 with total page 463 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beyond High Courts: The Justice Complex in Latin America is a much-needed volume that will make a significant contribution to the growing fields of comparative law and politics and Latin American legal institutions. The book moves these research agendas beyond the study of high courts by offering theoretically and conceptually rich empirical analyses of a set of critical supranational, national, and subnational justice sector institutions that are generally neglected in the literature. The chapters examine the region’s large federal systems (Argentina, Brazil, and Mexico), courts in Chile and Venezuela, and the main supranational tribunal in the region, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights. Aimed at students of comparative legal institutions while simultaneously offering lessons for practitioners charged with designing such institutions, the volume advances our understanding of the design of justice institutions, how their form and function change over time, what causes those changes, and what consequences they have. The volume also pays close attention to how justice institutions function as a system, exploring institutional interactions across branches and among levels of government (subnational, national, supranational) and analyzing how they help to shape, and are shaped by, politics and law. Incorporating the institutions examined in the volume into the literature on comparative legal institutions deepens our understanding of justice systems and how their component institutions can both bolster and compromise democracy and the rule of law. Contributors: Matthew C. Ingram, Diana Kapiszewski, Azul A. Aguiar-Aguilar, Ernani Carvalho, Natália Leitão, Catalina Smulovitz, John Seth Alexander, Robert Nyenhuis, Sídia Maria Porto Lima, José Mário Wanderley Gomes Neto, Danilo Pacheco Fernandes, Louis Dantas de Andrade, Mary L. Volcansek, and Martin Shapiro.
Book Synopsis Cultures of Legality by : Javier Couso
Download or read book Cultures of Legality written by Javier Couso and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2010-04-30 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ideas about law are undergoing dramatic change in Latin America. The consolidation of democracy as the predominant form of government and the proliferation of transnational legal instruments have ushered in an era of new legal conceptions and practices. Law has become a core focus of political movements and policy-making. This volume explores the changing legal ideas and practices that accompany, cause, and are a consequence of the judicialization of politics in Latin America. It is the product of a three-year international research effort, sponsored by the Law and Society Association, the Latin American Studies Association, and the Ford Foundation, that gathered leading and emerging scholars of Latin American courts from across disciplines and across continents.
