Law and society in Latin America : a new map / edited by Cesar Rodriguez Garavito.
2015
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Title
Law and society in Latin America : a new map / edited by Cesar Rodriguez Garavito.
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Imprint
New York : Routledge, 2015.
Description
1 online resource (xi, 293 pages).
Series
Law, development and globalization.
Formatted Contents Note
pt. 1. The context of Latin American law
pt. 2. Constitutional reforms and innovations
pt. 3. The multicultural turn : indigenous peoples' rights
pt. 4. Transnational legal processes and human rights.
pt. 2. Constitutional reforms and innovations
pt. 3. The multicultural turn : indigenous peoples' rights
pt. 4. Transnational legal processes and human rights.
Summary
"Over the past two decades, legal thought and practice in Latin America has changed dramatically : new constitutions or constitutional reforms have marked a widespread transition to democracy, fundamental institutional innovations have been introduced, and processes of globalization have had profound impacts on Latin American law. Law and Society in Latin America offers the first systematic assessment by leading Latin American legal scholars of the momentous legal and political transformations in the region. Together with the liberalization of national economies, there has been an intensive importation of legal ideas and institutions, from the commercial and financial regulations promoted by the World Bank and World Trade Organization, to the adversarial criminal justice system inspired by the United States. Meanwhile, the globalization of human rights has had a fundamental impact - as demonstrated by the multiplication of laws, institutions, and public debates about the rights of groups that historically faced discrimination, and about the punishment of serious human rights violations committed by past or present authoritarian governments. These and other processes have not only radically altered the institutional landscape of the region, but also produced academic and practical innovations that are of global interest"-- Provided by publisher.
''Legal thought and practice in Latin America has changed dramatically in the last two decades. First : new constitutions or constitutional reforms have marked the transition to democracy of the vast majority of the countries in the region and introduced fundamental institutional innovations, such as judicial review. Second : processes of globalization have had profound impacts on Latin American law. On the one hand, together with the liberalization of national economies, there has been an intensive importation of legal ideas and institutions, from the commercial and financial regulations promoted by the World Bank and World Trade Organization, to the adversarial criminal justice system inspired by the United States. On the other hand, the globalization of human rights has had a fundamental impact as demonstrated by the multiplication of laws, institutions, and public debates about the rights of groups that historically faced discrimination, and about the punishment of serious human rights violations committed by past or present authoritarian governments. After more than twenty years, these and other processes have not only radically altered the institutional landscape of the region, but also produced academic and practical innovations that are of global interest. Law and Society in Latin America offers the first systematic assessment by leading Latin American legal scholars of these momentous transformations, painting a portrait of the new Latin American legal thought for an international audience"-- Provided by publisher.
''Legal thought and practice in Latin America has changed dramatically in the last two decades. First : new constitutions or constitutional reforms have marked the transition to democracy of the vast majority of the countries in the region and introduced fundamental institutional innovations, such as judicial review. Second : processes of globalization have had profound impacts on Latin American law. On the one hand, together with the liberalization of national economies, there has been an intensive importation of legal ideas and institutions, from the commercial and financial regulations promoted by the World Bank and World Trade Organization, to the adversarial criminal justice system inspired by the United States. On the other hand, the globalization of human rights has had a fundamental impact as demonstrated by the multiplication of laws, institutions, and public debates about the rights of groups that historically faced discrimination, and about the punishment of serious human rights violations committed by past or present authoritarian governments. After more than twenty years, these and other processes have not only radically altered the institutional landscape of the region, but also produced academic and practical innovations that are of global interest. Law and Society in Latin America offers the first systematic assessment by leading Latin American legal scholars of these momentous transformations, painting a portrait of the new Latin American legal thought for an international audience"-- Provided by publisher.
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English
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9780203797655 (e-book : PDF)
9781136002489 (e-book: ePub)
9781136002564 (e-book: Mobi)
9780415854047 (hardback)
9781138685925 (paperback)
9781136002489 (e-book: ePub)
9781136002564 (e-book: Mobi)
9780415854047 (hardback)
9781138685925 (paperback)
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