Research Catalog

Title

Democratization and the judiciary : the accountability function of courts in new democracies / edited by Siri Gloppen, Roberto Gargarella, and Elin Skaar.

Publication

London ; Portland, Or. : Frank Cass Pub., 2004.

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Additional Authors

• Gloppen, Siri
• Gargarella, Roberto, 1964-
• Skaar, Elin.

Description

210 p.; 23 cm.

Summary

Introduction : the accountability function of courts in new democracies / Siri Gloppen, Roberto Gargarella, and Elin Skaar Judicial review in developed democracies / Martin Shapiro How some reflections on the United States' experience may inform African efforts to build court systems and the rule of law / Jennifer Widner The constitutional court and control of presidential extraordinary powers in Colombia / Rodrigo Uprimny The politics of judicial review in Chile in the era of domestic transition, 1990-2002 / Javier A. Couso Legitimating transformation : political resource allocation in the South African constitutional court / Theunis Roux The accountability function of courts in Tanzania and Zambia / Siri Gloppen Renegotiating "law and order" : judicial reform and citizen responses in post-war Guatemala / Rachel Sieder Economic reform and judicial governance in Brazil : balancing independence with accountability / Carlos Santiso In search of a democratic justice what courts should not do : Argentina, 1983-2002 / Roberto Gargarella Lessons learned and the way forward / Irwin P. Stotzky.

Subject

• Since 1960
• Political questions and judicial power
• Democratization
• Latin America > Politics and government > 1980-
• Africa, Sub-Saharan > Politics and government > 1960-

Genre/Form

Aufsatzsammlung.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Introduction : the accountability function of courts in new democracies / Siri Gloppen, Roberto Gargarella, and Elin Skaar -- Judicial review in developed democracies / Martin Shapiro -- How some reflections on the United States' experience may inform African efforts to build court systems and the rule of law / Jennifer Widner -- The constitutional court and control of presidential extraordinary powers in Colombia / Rodrigo Uprimny -- The politics of judicial review in Chile in the era of domestic transition, 1990-2002 / Javier A. Couso -- Legitimating transformation : political resource allocation in the South African constitutional court / Theunis Roux -- The accountability function of courts in Tanzania and Zambia / Siri Gloppen -- Renegotiating "law and order" : judicial reform and citizen responses in post-war Guatemala / Rachel Sieder -- Economic reform and judicial governance in Brazil : balancing independence with accountability / Carlos Santiso -- In search of a democratic justice--what courts should not do : Argentina, 1983-2002 / Roberto Gargarella -- Lessons learned and the way forward / Irwin P. Stotzky.

ISBN

• 0714655686 (hard : alk. paper)
• 071468449X (pbk. : alk. paper)

LCCN

^^2003019752

OCLC

• 53013063
• SCSB-10181007

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library