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Title The Oxford handbook of constitutional law in Latin America / edited by Conrado Hübner Mendes, Roberto Gargarella and Sebastián Guidi
Edition First edition
Published Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2022
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Series [Oxford handbooks]
Oxford handbooks.
Contents The Constitution of Argentina / Juan F. González Bertomeu -- The 2009 Bolivian Constitution / Joshua Braver -- The Constitution of Brazil in context: history, politics, and design / Virgilio Afonso da Silva and Tomaz Pereira -- Chile / Domingo Lovera Parmo -- Constitutional history of the Colombian paradox (1886-2016): hegemony, exception, and postponement / Antonio Barreto-Rozo -- Costa Rica: constitutions, constitutionalism, and the constitutional chamber of the Supreme Court / Bruce M. Wilson and Olman Rodriguez Loaiza -- Cuba / Julio César Guanche -- The constituional history of Ecuador: twenty constitutions and counting / Daniel Salazar -- The Constitution of Mexico / Francisca Pou Giménez -- Paraguay / Daniel Mendonça, Juan Carlos Mendonça -- Peru / Camila Gianella Malca, Ursula Baertl Espinoza -- Uruguay / Gianella Bardazano -- Constitutional law in Venezuela / Ana Cristina Núñez M., Rogelio Pérez-Perdomo -- Latin American Constitutional Traditions / Roberto Gargarella -- Participatory Constitution-Making in Latin America: Consequences for Institutional Design / Gabriel L. Negretto -- Authoritarian Constitutionalism / Andrea Pozas-Loyo, Julio Ríos-Figueroa -- Latin American new constitutionalism: a tale of two cities / Javier Couso -- Foreign capital and constitutions / Helena Alviar García -- Presidentialism and hyper-presidentialism in Latin America / Marcelo Alegre, Nahuel Maisley -- Elections / Fernando Limongi, José Antonio Cheibub -- Courts and Judicial Independence / Matthew M. Taylor -- Courts and Judicial Manipulation / Gretchen Helmke -- Judicialization of Politics / Diana Kapiszewski, Katja Newman -- Courts, strategic litigation, and social change / Diana Rodríguez-Franco, César Rodríguez-Garavito --‡t Access to justice: an overview of recent transformations and the next steps / Luciana Gross Cunha -- Between Federal and Unitary States: a misleading dichotomy / Marta Arretche -- Local government / Gabriela Lotta, Vanessa Elias de Oliveira -- Constitutions and public policies / Cláudio Couto, Rogério Arantes -- Constitutions and foreign affairs / Dawisson Belém Lopes, Mario Schettino Valente -- Constitutions and international law / Alejandro Chehtman -- Proportionality / Laura Clérico -- Property and land / Maria Paula Saffron -- Freedom of expression and populist politics / Ramiro Alvarez Ugarte -- Privacy / Diego Werneck Arguelhes, Luiz Fernando Marrey Moncau -- Right to information and transparency / Ramiro Álvarez Ugarte -- Immigration and citizenship / Deisy Ventura, Camila Baraldi -- Political participation and democratic innovation / Leonardo Avritzer, Cláudia Feres Faria -- Due process / Ángel R. Oquendo -- Prisoners' rights / Maíra Rocha Machado -- Substantive equality in law and reality / Octávio Luiz Motta Ferraz -- Sex equality / Isabel Cristina Jaramillo Sierra -- Race discrimination / Tanya Katerí Hernández -- Social rights constitutionalism / Daniel M. Brinks -- The right to health: the potential and limits of catalysing systemic change through the courts / Alicia Ely Yamin -- Environment / Conrado Hübner Mendes, Danielle Hanna Rached -- Abortion: more than criminalization, not yet women's constitutional right / Agustina Ramón Michel -- Multicultural constitutions / Daniel Bonilla Maldonado -- A view from (South) Africa / Jackie Dugard -- Judicial independence in Latin America: a view from Asia / Shylashri Shankar -- Latin American constitutionalism: a U.S. perspective / Tom Ginsburg -- A view from northern Europe / Siri Gloppen -- A view from western Europe / Michaela Hailbronner -- Latin America: the shifting constitutional continent? / Rosalind Dixon
Summary Constitutional law in Latin America embodies a mosaic of national histories, political experiments, and institutional transitions. No matter how distinctive these histories and transitions might be, there are still commonalities that transcend the mere geographical contiguity of these countries. This Handbook depicts the constitutional landscape of Latin America by shedding light on its most important differences and affinities, qualities and drawbacks, and by assessing its overall standing in the global enterprise of democratic constitutionalism. It engages with substantive and methodological conundrums of comparative constitutional law in the region, drawing meaningful comparisons between constitutional traditions. The volume is divided into two main parts. Part I focuses on exploring the constitutions for seventeen jurisdictions, offering a comprehensive country-by-country critique of the historical foundations, institutional architecture, and rights-based substantive identity of each constitution. Part II presents comparative analyses on the most controversial constitutional topics of the region, exploring central concepts in institutions and rights. The Oxford Handbook of Constitutional Law in Latin America is an essential resource for scholars and students of comparative constitutional law, and Latin American politics and history Written by leading experts, it comprehensively examines constitutions, controversies, institutions, and constitutional rights in Latin America
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
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Subject Constitutional law -- Latin America
Constitutional law
Latin America
Form Electronic book
Author Mendes, Conrado Hübner, editor.
Gargarella, Roberto, 1964- editor.
Guidi, Sebastián, editor.
ISBN 9780191090592
019109059X
9780191829048
0191829048
9780191090585
0191090581