Shifting legal visions : judicial change and human rights trials in Latin America /

"What explains the success of criminal prosecutions against former Latin American officials accused of human rights violations? Why did some judiciaries evolve from unresponsive bureaucracies into protectors of victim rights? Using a theory of judicial action inspired by sociological institutio...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: González Ocantos, Ezequiel, 1984- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : Cambridge University Press, [2016]
Series:Cambridge studies in law and society.
Subjects:
Human rights > Latin America.
Criminal justice, Administration of > Latin America.
Due process of law > Latin America.
Court congestion and delay > Latin America.
Trials > Latin America.
Droits de l'homme (Droit international) > Amérique latine.
Application régulière de la loi > Amérique latine.
Tribunaux > Encombrement et retard > Amérique latine.
Procès > Amérique latine.
LAW > Criminal Law > General.
Court congestion and delay
Criminal justice, Administration of
Due process of law
Human rights
Trials
Latin America
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • From unresponsive to responsive judiciaries
  • Legal preferences and strategic litigation : a theory of judicial change
  • Argentina : pedagogical interventions and replacement strategies in the struggle for human rights
  • Peru : pedagogical interventions and human rights trials in unfriendly territory
  • Mexico : an untamed judiciary and the failure of criminal prosecutions
  • Comparative perspectives on the problem of legal preferences.

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