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Latin American law a history of private law and institutions in Spanish America / by Mirow, Matthew C. (Matthew Campbell), 1962-

Subjects: “…Civil law Latin America History.…”
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Courts in Latin America

Table of Contents: “…Machine generated contents note: Introduction: courts in Latin America Gretchen Helmke and Julio Ri;os-Figueroa; 1. …”
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Cultures of legality judicialization and political activism in Latin America /

Table of Contents: “…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. …”
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New constitutionalism in Latin America promises and practices /

Table of Contents: “…Introduction : the times they are a changin : constitutional transformations in Latin America since the 1990s / Detlef Nolte and Almut Schilling-Vacaflor -- Explaining constitutional change : comparing the logic, advantages and shortcomings of static and dynamic approaches / Astrid Lorenz -- Toward a theory of formal constitutional change : mechanisms of constitutional adaptation in Latin America -- Gabriel negretto -- Still the land of presidentialism? …”
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Racial subordination in Latin America the role of the state, customary law, and the new civil rights response / by Hern�andez, Tanya Kater�i

Table of Contents: “…Conclusion : the United States - Latin America connections.…”
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Latin American and Caribbean trade agreements keys to a prosperous community of the Americas / by O'Keefe, Thomas Andrew, 1961-

Subjects: “…Foreign trade regulation Latin America.…”
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Justicia un vinculo pendiente entre estado, ciudania y desarrollo /

Subjects: “…Judicial power Latin America.…”
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Recognition and enforcement of international commercial arbitral awards in Latin America : law, practice and leading cases /

Subjects: “…Conflict of laws Arbitration and award Latin America.…”
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Diffusion of gender quotas in Latin America and beyond advances and setbacks in the last two decades /

Table of Contents: “…The diffusion of gender quota laws in Latin America / Adriana Piatti-Crocker -- (Argentina) Melida Archenti and Maria Ines Tula (University of Buenos Aires) -- (Brazil) Clara Araujo (State University of Rio de Janeiro) -- (Mexico) Jennifer Piscopo (University of California, San Diego) -- (Mexico, Sub-national) Pär Zetterberg, Department of Government, Uppsala University, Sweden -- (Peru) : Greg Schmidt (University of Texas, El Paso) -- (Costa Rica) : Ana Isabel Garcia Quesada- Costa Rica -- (Dominican Republic) Jacqueline Polanco (Bronx Community College -- Gender quota laws in Latin America : from diffusion to the end of a wave?…”
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Continuity despite change : the politics of labor regulation in Latin America / by Carnes, Matthew E., 1970-

Subjects: “…Labor laws and legislation Latin America.…”
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Same-sex marriage in Latin America promise and resistance /

Table of Contents: “…LGBT rights and the Latin American Left today / Shawn Schulenberg -- Support for same-sex marriage in Latin America / Germ�an Lodola and Margarita Corral -- Variations in the judicialization of same-sex marriage politics in Latin America / Jason Pierceson -- Same-sex partnership rights in Central America: the case of Panama / Shawn Schulenberg -- The creation of civil partnerships in Uruguay / Diego Sempol -- Same-sex couples in Colombia: three models for their legal and political recognition / Daniel Bonilla -- Legal mobilization and the road to same-sex marriage in Argentina / Maria Gracia And�ia -- The battle for marriage equality in Mexico, 2001-2011 / Genaro Lozano.…”
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The rise of constitutional government in the Iberian Atlantic world : the impact of the Cadiz constitution of 1812 /

Subjects: “…Constitutional history Latin America 19th century.…”
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Gendered crime and punishment women and/in the Hispanic inquisitions / by Schlau, Stacey, 1948-

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The legal foundations of inequality constitutionalism in the Americas, 1776-1860 / by Gargarella, Roberto, 1964-

Subjects: “…Constitutional history Latin America.…”
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Judicial reform as political insurance Argentina, Peru, and Mexico in the 1990s / by Finkel, Jodi S.

Table of Contents: “…Explaining Latin America's recent judicial reforms -- Judicial reform in Argentina in the 1990s -- Judicial reform in Peru in the 1990s -- Judicial reform in Mexico in the 1990s -- The paradox of Latin America's judicial reforms : lessons learned.…”
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Legalising land rights local practices, state responses and tenure society in Africa, Asia and Latin America /

Subjects: “…Land tenure Law and legislation Latin America.…”
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The Freedom of the seas or, The right which belongs to the Dutch to take part in the East Indian trade / by Grotius, Hugo, 1583-1645

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Affirmative action and the law : efficacy of national and international approaches /

Table of Contents: “…Introduction / Elvira Dominguez Redondo and Erica Howard -- Universalism or fragmentation : United Nations Treaty bodies and affirmative actions in Latin-America, the United Kingdom, South Africa, China, and India / Elvira Dominguez Redondo -- Unravelling history and undermining law through politics : the erosion of diversity protection and emerging existential threats to India and China / Joshua Castellino and Sayantani Sen -- Efficacy of affirmative action measures in the United Kingdom and South Africa / Erica Howard -- Effectiveness of affirmative action measures in Brazil / Narciso Leandro Xavier Baez -- The implementation process of affirmative action measures in Argentina, Chile, Colombia, and Peru / Iván Obando Camino, Gustavo Rayo-Urrutia, Alberto Olivares-Gallardo, Rodrigo Hernández-Fernandez -- Affirmative actions in Central America : influence of the international legislation and jurisprudence of the inter-American system / Amalia Patricia Cobos Campos -- Women on corporate boards of public listed companies -- a UK and EU gender diversity conundrum / Hamiisi Junior Nsubuga -- Persons with disabilities and access to higher education in Brazil / Ingo Wolfgang Sarlet and Gabrielle Bezerra Sales Sarlet -- Achieving substantive equality : mainstreaming duties to complement affirmative action measures / Erica Howard -- Conclusion / Elvira Dominguez Redondo and Erica Howard.…”
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Political (in)justice : authoritarianism and the rule of law in Brazil, Chile, and Argentina / by Pereira, Anthony W.

“…Pitt Latin American series.…”
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Testamentary formalities /

Table of Contents: “…Testamentary formalities in Roman law -- Testamentary formalities in Early Modern Europe -- Testamentary formalities in France and Belgium -- Testamentary formalities in Spain -- Testamentary formalities in Latin America with particular reference to Brazil -- Testamentary formalities in Italy -- Testamentary formalities in the Netherlands -- Testamentary formalities in Germany -- Testamentary formalities in Austria -- Testamentary formalities in Hungary -- Testamentary formalities in Poland -- Testamentary formalities in Islamic Law and their reception in the modern laws of Islamic countries -- Testamentary formalities in England and Wales -- Testamentary formalities in Australia and New Zealand -- Testamentary formalities in the United States of America -- Testamentary formalities in South Africa -- Testamentary formalities in Scotland -- Testamentary formalities in historical and comparative perspective.…”
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