Comparative Constitutional Law in Latin America
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Rating | : | 4.16 (823 Votes) |
Asin | : | 1785369202 |
Format Type | : | paperback |
Number of Pages | : | 384 Pages |
Publish Date | : | 2013-03-02 |
Language | : | English |
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About the Author Edited by Rosalind Dixon, Professor of Law, University of New South Wales, Australia and Tom Ginsburg, Leo Spitz Professor of International Law, University of Chicago Law School, US
Edited by Rosalind Dixon, Professor of Law, University of New South Wales, Australia and Tom Ginsburg, Leo Spitz Professor of International Law, University of Chicago Law School, US
Huneeus, D. Tushnet, O. Lemaitre, L. Bernal, J.l. Ultimately, it shows both the promise of democratic constitutions as a vehicle for social, economic and political change, and the variation in the actual constitutional experiences of different countries on the ground - or the limits to constitutions as a locus for broader social change. Vilhena Vieira. This book provides unique insights into the practice of democratic constitutionalism in one of the world's most legally and politically significant regions. Negretto, R.A. Elkins, H.A. Couso, R. This unique and challenging study will prove to be an indispensable tool, not only for academics interested in Latin America but for comparative constitutional law scholars across the globe.Contributors include: C. Colón-Ríos, J. In doing so, it also draws on a rich array of legal and interdisciplinary perspectives. Lixinski, G.L. Sanchez-Urribarri, M. It combines contributions from leading Latin American and global scholars to provide 'bottom up' and 'top down' insights about the lessons to be drawn from the distinctive constitutional experiences of countries in Latin America. Landau, J. Ginsburg, A. Gargarella, T. This book presents new perspectives on recurrent topics and debates that enrich comparative constitutional law in other regions of the world, both in the Global South and the Global North. The fine-tuned, in-depth approach of the contributors