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Record Nr.

UNINA9910784450403321

Titolo

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

Pubbl/distr/stampa

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

ISBN

1-135-75615-5

1-135-75616-3

1-280-17530-3

0-203-48540-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (161 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

GloppenSiri

GargarellaRoberto <1964->

SkaarElin

Disciplina

340.11

Soggetti

Political questions and judicial power

Democratization

Latin America Politics and government 1980-

Africa, Sub-Saharan Politics and government 1960-

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Introduction: The Accountability Function of the Courts in New Democracies; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; NOTES; Judicial Review in Developed Democracies; NOTES; How Some Reflections on the United States' Experience May Inform African Efforts to Build Court Systems and the Rule of Law; ACKNOWLEDGEMENT; NOTES; The Constitutional Court and Control of Presidential Extraordinary Powers in Colombia; NOTES; The Politics of Judicial Review in Chile in the Era of Democratic Transition, 1990–2002; NOTES

Legitimating Transformation: Political Resource Allocation in the South African Constitutional CourtACKNOWLEDGEMENT; NOTES; The Accountability Function of the Courts in Tanzania and Zambia; ACKNOWLEDGEMENT; NOTES; Renegotiating 'Law and Order': Judicial Reform and Citizen Responses in Post-war Guatemala;



ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; NOTES; Economic Reform and Judicial Governance in Brazil: Balancing Independence with Accountability; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; NOTES; In Search of a Democratic Justice—

Sommario/riassunto

This title examines the political role of courts in new democracies in Latin America and Africa, focusing on their ability to hold political power-holders accountable when they act outside their constitutionally defined powers. The book also issues a warning: There are problems inherent in the current global move towards strong constitutional government, where increasingly strong powers are placed in the hands of judges who themselves are not made accountable.