Research Catalog

Title

Justice beyond our borders : judicial reforms for Latin America and the Caribbean / Christina Biebesheimer, Francisco Mejía, editors.

Publication

Washington, D.C. : Distributed by the Johns Hopkins University Press for the Inter-American Development Bank, 2000.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Biebesheimer, Christina
• Mejía, Francisco
• Inter-American Development Bank

Description

xi, 183 p. : ill.; 23 cm.

Summary

"Justice Beyond Our Borders looks at successful judicial systems and practices outside of Latin America that could serve as models for countries of the region. It examines large-scale judicial modernization processes as well as innovative systems of case management and legal defense for the poor. The book draws on applicable experiences for Latin America from across the globe, including Australia, Belgium, Canada, Egypt, Finland, Germany, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, Norway, Singapore, Spain, the United Kingdom and the United States."--BOOK JACKET.

Subject

• Justice, Administration of
• Justice, Administration of > Case studies
• Due process of law
• Legal aid
• Public defenders

Genre/Form

Case studies

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references.

Contents

Model practices in judicial reform : a report on experiences outside the region / John Linarelli and Carolyn Herzog -- Expanding access to justice : legal aid models for Latin America / Robert J. Rhudy -- Judicial reform in the Basque country : a case study / Juan Enrique Vargas Viancos.

ISBN

1886938806

LCCN

^^^00134612^

OCLC

• 45594068
• SCSB-10055092

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library