03203nam 2200637 a 450 991079159170332120230206224702.00-268-07963-3(CKB)2560000000048386(SSID)ssj0000485408(PQKBManifestationID)11307139(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000485408(PQKBWorkID)10609234(PQKB)10755838(MiAaPQ)EBC3441012(OCoLC)694144491(MdBmJHUP)muse9923(Au-PeEL)EBL3441012(CaPaEBR)ebr10423337(EXLCZ)99256000000004838620080219h20082008 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierJudicial reform as political insurance Argentina, Peru, and Mexico in the 1990s /Jodi S. FinkelNotre Dame, Ind. :University of Notre Dame Press,2008.©20081 online resource (x, 157 pages)"Recent titles from the Helen Kellogg Institute for International Studies"--P. facing t.p.0-268-02887-7 Includes bibliographical references (p. 139-152) and index.Explaining Latin America's recent judicial reforms -- Judicial reform in Argentina in the 1990s -- Judicial reform in Peru in the 1990s -- Judicial reform in Mexico in the 1990s -- The paradox of Latin America's judicial reforms : lessons learned."During the 1990s, judicial reform swept Latin America. Why do some instances of judicial reform appear lead to the development of a powerful judiciary while others have failed to do so? In her careful analysis, Finkel shows that while ruling parties can be induced to initiate judicial reforms (constitutional revisions), they often prove unwilling to implement these constitutional changes (by enacting required legislation). However, ruling parties that believe they are unlikely to maintain political power have a strong rationale for implementing meaningful judicial reform as an "insurance policy." Finkel's research suggests that as the ruling party's probability of reelection declines, the likelihood of reforms that result in an empowered judiciary increases."--JacketJustice, Administration ofLatin AmericaPolitical questions and judicial powerLatin AmericaJustice, Administration ofArgentinaJustice, Administration ofPeruJustice, Administration ofMexicoLatin AmericaPolitics and government1980-Justice, Administration ofPolitical questions and judicial powerJustice, Administration ofJustice, Administration ofJustice, Administration of347.8Finkel Jodi S1551844Helen Kellogg Institute for International Studies.MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910791591703321Judicial reform as political insurance3811519UNINA