Democratization and the judiciary
Subtitle: the accountability function of courts in new democracies
By: edited by Siri Gloppen, Roberto Gargarella, and Elin Skaar.
Contributors: Gloppen, Siri.; Gargarella, Roberto, 1964-; Skaar, Elin.
Publisher: Frank Cass Pub.
Published: 2004
Place of publication: London; Portland, Or
Language: eng
Number of pages: 210
Subjects: Political questions and judicial power; New democracies; Latin America -- Politics and government -- 1980-; Africa, Sub-Saharan -- Politics and government -- 1960-
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction : the accountability function of courts in new democracies / Siri Gloppen, Roberto Gargarella, and Elin Skaar; title: Judicial review in developed democracies / Martin Shapiro; title: How some reflections on the United States' experience may inform African efforts to build court systems and the rule of law / Jennifer Widner; title: The constitutional court and control of presidential extraordinary powers in Colombia / Rodrigo Uprimny; title: The politics of judicial review in Chile in the era of domestic transition, 1990-2002 / Javier A. Couso; title: Legitimating transformation : political resource allocation in the South African constitutional court / Theunis Roux; title: The accountability function of courts in Tanzania and Zambia / Siri Gloppen; title: Renegotiating "law and order" : judicial reform and citizen responses in post-war Guatemala / Rachel Sieder; title: Economic reform and judicial governance in Brazil : balancing independence with accountability / Carlos Santiso; title: In search of a democratic justice; title: what courts should not do : Argentina, 1983-2002 / Roberto Gargarella; title: Lessons learned and the way forward / Irwin P. Stotzky.