Transition to democracy in Latin America : the role of the judiciary /: the role of the judiciary. (2018)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Irwin P. Stotzky.
• Editors: Stotzky, Irwin P
• Contents: Introduction -- The Difficulties of the Transition Process -- Various Roles of the Judiciary in the Transition to a Democratic Society -- Concerning the Role the Judiciary May Serve in the Proper Functioning of a Democracy -- The Role of the Judiciary in the Transition to Democracy -- The Function of Judicial Power During the Transition -- The Independence of the Judiciary -- The Right Degree of Independence -- Independence and Responsibility in the Judicial Role -- The Judiciary and the Political System in Chile: The Dilemmas of Judicial Independence During the Transition to Democracy -- Judicial Power and Three Conceptions of Impartiality -- The Judicial Process: Trial -- Is It Better to Be Tried for a Crime in a Common Law or Civilian System? -- Persecution and Inquisition: A Case Study -- The Latin American Reformer’s Stake in U.S. Human Rights Policy -- Some Thoughts on Institutional Structures in the Judicial Process -- The Judicial Process in Context -- The Role of the Prosecutor -- The Function of the Prosecution in the Transition to Democracy in Latin America -- Should Prosecutors Be Independent of the Executive in Prosecuting Government Abuses? -- Human Rights Abuses in Fledgling Democracies: The Role of Discretion -- The Role of the Prosecutor in the Transition to Democracy in Latin America -- Designing the Institutional and Legal Structure of Prosecutorial Power in the Transition to Democracy -- Judicial Review and Remedies -- Judicial Independence and Constitutional Democracy: Lessons from the U.S. Experience1 -- The Opinion-Writing Function of the Judiciary of Latin American Governments in Transition to Democracy: Martinez v. Provincia de Mendoza -- On the Exercise of Judicial Review in Argentina -- The Role of the Judiciary in the Review of Human Rights Violations in Argentina -- The Tradition of Constitutional Adjudication -- The Negative Constitution: Transition in Latin America -- Constitutions, Constitutionalism and Constitution-Mongering -- Conclusion -- A Democratic Vision
• Publisher Details: New York, NY : Routledge
• Publication Date: 2018
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 342.8/066; Judicial process -- Latin America; Political questions and judicial power -- Latin America; Human rights -- Latin America; LAW / Constitutional; LAW / Public; POLITICAL SCIENCE / General; Human rights; Judicial process; Political questions and judicial power; Latin America; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780429269578; 0429269579; 9781000003048; 1000003043; 9781000016406; 1000016404; 9781000009880; 1000009882
• Related ISBNs: 9780367212087
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed June 10, 2019).
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