LEADER 00000cam a2200433 a 4500 001 456421202 003 OCoLC 005 20110222161928.0 008 091006s2010 enka b 001 0 eng 010 2009042022 020 9780521767231 (hardbound) 020 0521767237 (hardbound) 035 (OCoLC)456421202 040 DLC|beng|cDLC|dYDX|dUKM|dYDXCP|dRCJ|dBWX|dNDL|dBWK|dUCDLL |dCDX 043 cl----- 049 CCXC 050 00 KG83|b.C85 2010 245 00 Cultures of legality :|bjudicialization and political activism in Latin America /|cedited by Javier A. Couso, Alexandra Huneeus, Rachel Sieder. 264 1 Cambridge [U.K.] ; New York, N.Y. :|bCambridge University Press,|c2010. 300 xii, 287 pages :|billustrations ;|c24 cm. 336 text|btxt|2rdacontent 337 unmediated|bn|2rdamedia 338 volume|bnc|2rdacarrier 490 1 Cambridge studies in law and society 504 Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 Cultures of legality : judicialization and political activism in contemporary Latin America / Alexandra Huneeus, Javier Couso, and Rachel Sieder -- Legal language and social change during Colombia's economic crisis / Pablo Rueda -- How courts work : culture, institutions, and the Brazilian Supremo tribunal federal / Diana Kapiszewski -- More power, more rights? The Supreme Court and society in Mexico / Karina Ansolabehere -- Rejecting the Inter- American Court : judicialization, National Courts,and regional human rights / Alexandra Huneeus -- The transformation of constitutional discourse and the judicialization of politics in Latin America / Javier Couso -- Legal cultures in the (un)rule of law : indigenous rights and juridification in post-conflict Guatemala / Rachel Sieder -- Political activism and the practice of law in Venezuela / Manuel A. Gomez -- The Mapuche people's battle for land : litigation as a strategy to defend indigenous land rights / Anne Skj'vestad -- Judicialization in Argentina : legal culture, or opportunities and support structures? / Catalina Smulovitz -- Novel appropriations of the law in the pursuit of political and social change in Latin America / Pilar Domingo. 520 "This volume explores the changing legal ideas and practices that accompany, cause, and are a consequence of the judicialization of politics in Latin America"-- Provided by publisher. 520 "Ideas about law are undergoing dramatic change in Latin America. The consolidation of democracy as the predominant form of government and the proliferation of transnational legal instruments have ushered in an era of new legal conceptions and practices. Law has become a core focus of political movements and policy-making. This volume explores the changing legal ideas and practices that accompany, cause, and are a consequence of the judicialization of politics in Latin America. It is the product of a three-year international research effort, sponsored by the Law and Society Association, the Latin American Studies Association, and the Ford Foundation, that gathered leading and emerging scholars of Latin American courts from across disciplines and across continents"--Provided by publisher. 650 0 Law|zLatin America. 650 0 Justice, Administration of|zLatin America. 650 0 Courts|zLatin America. 700 1 Couso, Javier,|d1964- 700 1 Huneeus, Alexandra,|d1967- 700 1 Sieder, Rachel. 830 0 Cambridge studies in law and society. 945 MARCIVE (03/23)
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