Courts in Latin America (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781107001091)

To what extent do courts in Latin America protect individual rights and limit governments? This volume answers these fundamental questions by bringing together today's leading scholars of judicial politics. Drawing on examples from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Mexico, Colombia, Costa Rica, and Bolivia, the authors demonstrate that there is widespread variation in the performance of Latin America's constitutional courts. In accounting for this variation, the contributors push forward ongoing debates about what motivates judges; whether institutions, partisan politics, and public support shape interbranch relations; and the importance of judicial attitudes and legal culture. The authors deploy a range of methods, including qualitative case studies, paired country comparisons, statistical analysis, and game theory.

Author: Gretchen Helmke
ISBN-10: 1107001099
ISBN-13: 9781107001091
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 01/17/2011
Pages: 352
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.32lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.10w x 0.90d