The unfinished transition to democracy in Latin America
By: by Juan Carlos Calleros.
Series: Latin American studies. Social sciences and law
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2008
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780415957632
Subjects: Justice, Administration of -- Latin America; Judicial power -- Latin America; Courts -- Latin America; Rule of law -- Latin America; Law reform -- Latin America
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Democracy and the rule of law : a theoretical framework; title: The (un) rule of law in Latin America : a weak arena of democratic consolidation; title: Judicial reforms in Latin America : towards more independent, efficient and impartial judiciaries in the region; title: Assessing judicial independence in Latin America during the 1990s; title: The judiciary's capacity to check the executive in Latin America during the 1990s; title: The judiciary's capacity to bring the military to account in Latin America; title: Judicial systems' ability to protect human rights in the new democracies of Latin America; title: Corruption, inefficiency and violence in Latin American court systems; title: Conclusions.