Constitutional protection of human rights in Latin America : a comparative study of amparo proceedings / Allan R. Brewer-Carías.
2009
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Constitutional protection of human rights in Latin America : a comparative study of amparo proceedings / Allan R. Brewer-Carías.
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Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2009.
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Constitutional declaration of human rights in Latin America and its internationalization
Judicial guaranties of the declaration of human rights
Judicial review and amparo proceedings in Latin America
The amparo action in countries that apply only the diffuse method of judicial review of legislation
The amparo action in countries that apply only the concentrated method of judicial review of legislation
The amparo as a constitutional right in countries with mixed systems of judicial review of legislation
The amparo as a constitutional guaranty in countries with mixed systems of judicial review of legislation
The American convention on human rights and the internationalization of the amparo in Latin America
The injured party : the plaintiff and the rules of standing
The justiciable constitutional rights by means of the amparo and habeas corpus actions
The question of the justiciability of social constitutional rights by means of the amparo action.
The general conditions of the injury (harms and threats)
The reparable character of the harms and the restorative character of the amparo proceedings
The imminent character of the threats and the preventive character of the amparo proceeding
The injuring party : the defendant (public entities or private individuals)
The injuring public actions and omissions of public authorities causing the harms or the threats
The question of the admissibility of the amparo action and its relation with the ordinary judicial means
The main principles of the procedure in the amparo proceedings
The configuration of the main phases of the amparo proceeding
The adjudication in the amparo proceeding and the preliminary protective measures
The definitive judicial adjudication in the amparo suit
The revision of the amparo decisions by the constitutional court or the supreme court.
Judicial guaranties of the declaration of human rights
Judicial review and amparo proceedings in Latin America
The amparo action in countries that apply only the diffuse method of judicial review of legislation
The amparo action in countries that apply only the concentrated method of judicial review of legislation
The amparo as a constitutional right in countries with mixed systems of judicial review of legislation
The amparo as a constitutional guaranty in countries with mixed systems of judicial review of legislation
The American convention on human rights and the internationalization of the amparo in Latin America
The injured party : the plaintiff and the rules of standing
The justiciable constitutional rights by means of the amparo and habeas corpus actions
The question of the justiciability of social constitutional rights by means of the amparo action.
The general conditions of the injury (harms and threats)
The reparable character of the harms and the restorative character of the amparo proceedings
The imminent character of the threats and the preventive character of the amparo proceeding
The injuring party : the defendant (public entities or private individuals)
The injuring public actions and omissions of public authorities causing the harms or the threats
The question of the admissibility of the amparo action and its relation with the ordinary judicial means
The main principles of the procedure in the amparo proceedings
The configuration of the main phases of the amparo proceeding
The adjudication in the amparo proceeding and the preliminary protective measures
The definitive judicial adjudication in the amparo suit
The revision of the amparo decisions by the constitutional court or the supreme court.
Summary
Together with the expansive process of human rights constitutional declarations, in addition to the writ of habeas corpus and of habeas data, Latin American constitutions created a specific judicial remedy for the protection of constitutional rights, known as the suit, action, recourse, or writ of amparo. After spreading throughout Latin America, it was incorporated in the American Convention of Human Rights. It is similar to the 'injunctions' and the other equitable remedies of the United States legal system. This book examines, with a comparative constitutional law approach, trends in the constitutional and legal regulations in all Latin American countries regarding the amparo proceeding. It is an abridged version of the course of lectures the author gave at the Columbia Law School analyzing the regulations of the seventeen amparo statutes in force in Latin America, as well as the regulation on the amparo guarantee established in Article 25 of the American Convention on Human Rights.
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9780511551727 ebook
9780521492027 (hardback)
9781107677937 (paperback)
9780521492027 (hardback)
9781107677937 (paperback)
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