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Cultures of legality : judicialization and political activism in Latin America / edited by Javier A. Couso, Alexandra Huneeus, Rachel Sieder.

Colaborador(es): Tipo de material: TextoTextoSeries Cambridge studies in law and societyDetalles de publicación: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University, 2010.Descripción: xii, 287 p. : il. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9780521767231 (hbk.)
  • 0521767237 (hbk.)
Tema(s): Clasificación LoC:
  • KG 83 C85.2010
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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.