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9780203485408

Democratization and the Judiciary : The Accountability Function of Courts in New Democracies

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  • ISBN13:

    9780203485408

  • ISBN10:

    0203485408

  • Copyright: 2003-11-30
  • Publisher: Taylor & Francis

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This title examines the political role of courts in new democracies in Latin America and Africa, focusing on their ability to hold political power-holders accountable when they act outside their constitutionally defined powers.

Table of Contents

Introduction: The accountability function of courts in new democracies
Judicial Review in Developed Democracies
How Some Reflections on the United States Experience May Inform African Efforts to Build Court Systems and the Rule of Law
The Constitutional Court and Control of Presidential Extraordinary Powers in Colombia
The Politics of Judicial Review in Chile in the Era of Democratic Transition, 1990-2002
Legitimating Transformation: Political resource allocation in the South African constitutional court
The Accountability Function of the Courts in Tanzania and Zambia
Renegotiating "Law and Order": Judicial reform and citizen responses in post-war Guatemala
Economic Reform and Judicial Governance in Brazil: Balancing independence with accountability
In Search of a Democratic Justice: What courts should not do - Argentina, 1983-2002
Lessons Learned and the Way Forward
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