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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)