Juan Carlos Calleros-Alarcón

The Unfinished Transition to Democracy in Latin America (eBook, ePUB)

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Produktbeschreibung

Calleros examines the political evolution of the judiciary - a usually overlooked political actor - and its capacity to contribute to the process of democratic consolidation in Latin America.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 242
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. November 2008
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781135907211
• Artikelnr.: 38243758

Autorenporträt

Juan Carlos Calleros-Alarcón received his Ph.D. in Government from the University of Essex. He is the Subdirector of the Centro de Estudios Migratorios (Center for Migration Studies) for the Instituto Nacional de Migración (Mexican National Immigration Office).

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction 1. Democracy and the Rule of Law: A Theoretical Framework 2.
The (un) Rule of Law in Latin America: A Weak Arena of Democratic
Consolidation 3. Judicial Reforms in Latin America: Towards More
Independent, Efficient and Impartial Judiciaries in the Region 4. Assessing
Judicial Independence in Latin America during the 1990's 5. The Judiciary's
Capacity to Check the Executive in Latin America during the 1990s 6. The
Judiciary's Capacity to Bring the Military to Account in Latin America 7.
Judicial Systems' Ability to Protect Human Rights in the New Democracies of
Latin America 8. Corruption, Inefficiency and Violence in Latin American
Court Systems 9. Conclusions