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1 online resource (191 pages) |
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Law, Courts and Politics |
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Law, courts and politics.
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Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of illustrations; Acknowledgments; List of contributors; Introduction; I; II; III; References; 1. The transformations of the role of the Mexican Supreme Court; I Introduction; II Roles and military jurisdiction; III Supreme Court Justices as adjudicators: 1917-1940; IV The Supreme Court Justices as Regime Supporters: 1941-1997; V The Supreme Court Justices as Constitutional Interpreters: 1998-2013; VI Conclusion; Notes; References; 2. The law as power: Strategic litigation in Mexico; I; II; III; IV; V; VI; Notes |
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4. The Supreme Court and the (no) Rights Revolution: An empirical analysis of the court's rulings 2000-2011I The Supreme Court and the suit of amparo during the PRI hegemony; II A model of judicial behavior for protecting fundamental rights in the Mexican Supreme Court; III A description of the justices' rulings during the PAN administration; IV An empirical account of Mexican justices' rulings on fundamental rights; V Conclusions; Notes; References; 5. Constitutional change and the Supreme Court institutional architecture: Decisional indeterminacy as an obstacle to legitimacy; I Introduction |
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II Decisional fuzziness: A few illustrationsIII Decisional fuzziness and anti-majoritarian legitimacy; IV Conclusion; Appendix; Notes; References; Conclusion: The challenges of courts in democratic consolidation; I Democratic consolidation and the public law; II Overview of political and legal transformations, 1977-2013; III Empowerment, activation, decision-making, and impact; IV Lessons learned and future agenda; Notes; References; Index |
Bibliography |
References3. Are Mexican justices true arbiters among the political elites? An empirical analysis of the court's rulings from 2000-2011; I Explaining judicial behavior in consolidating democracies; II Approaches for developing democracies; II A model of judicial behavior for the Mexican Supreme Court: Effects of political context and constitutional design; III A description of unconstitutional rulings during the PAN administration; IV An empirical account of Mexican justices mediating intra-elite conflicts; V Conclusions; Notes; References |
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Print version record |
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Mexico. Suprema Corte de Justicia.
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Mexico. Suprema Corte de Justicia fast |
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Political questions and judicial power -- Mexico
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Judicial process -- Mexico
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Democracy -- Mexico
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Democracy
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Judicial process
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Political questions and judicial power
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Mexico
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Electronic book
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Author |
Lopez Noriega, Saul
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ISBN |
9781315520605 |
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1315520605 |
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