Cultures of legality judicialization and political activism in Latin America /
"This volume explores the changing legal ideas and practices that accompany, cause, and are a consequence of the judicialization of politics in Latin America"--Provided by publisher.
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| Language: | English |
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Cambridge ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2010.
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| Series: | Cambridge studies in law and society.
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Table of Contents:
- Cultures of legality : judicialization and political activism in contemporary Latin America / Alexandra Huneeus, Javier Couso, and Rachel Sieder
- Legal language and social change during Colombia's economic crisis / Pablo Rueda
- How courts work : culture, institutions, and the Brazilian Supremo tribunal federal / Diana Kapiszewski
- More power, more rights? The Supreme Court and society in Mexico / Karina Ansolabehere
- Rejecting the Inter-American Court : judicialization, National Courts,and regional human rights / Alexandra Huneeus
- The transformation of constitutional discourse and the judicialization of politics in Latin America / Javier Couso
- Legal cultures in the (un)rule of law : indigenous rights and juridification in post-conflict Guatemala / Rachel Sieder
- Political activism and the practice of law in Venezuela / Manuel A. Gomez
- The Mapuche people's battle for land : litigation as a strategy to defend indigenous land rights / Anne Skj'vestad
- Judicialization in Argentina : legal culture, or opportunities and support structures? / Catalina Smulovitz
- Novel appropriations of the law in the pursuit of political and social change in Latin America / Pilar Domingo.