Judicial reform as political insurance : Argentina, Peru, and Mexico in the 1990s / Jodi S. Finkel.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Finkel, Jodi S.

Contributor:

Helen Kellogg Institute for International Studies.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Justice, Administration of--Latin America.

Justice, Administration of.

Political questions and judicial power--Latin America.

Political questions and judicial power.

Justice, Administration of--Argentina.

Justice, Administration of--Peru.

Justice, Administration of--Mexico.

Latin America--Politics and government--1980-.

Latin America.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (x, 157 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Notre Dame, Ind. : University of Notre Dame Press, c2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"During the 1990s, judicial reform swept Latin America. Why do some instances of judicial reform appear lead to the development of a powerful judiciary while others have failed to do so? In her careful analysis, Finkel shows that while ruling parties can be induced to initiate judicial reforms (constitutional revisions), they often prove unwilling to implement these constitutional changes (by enacting required legislation). However, ruling parties that believe they are unlikely to maintain political power have a strong rationale for implementing meaningful judicial reform as an "insurance policy." Finkel's research suggests that as the ruling party's probability of reelection declines, the likelihood of reforms that result in an empowered judiciary increases."--Jacket

Contents:

Explaining Latin America's recent judicial reforms

Judicial reform in Argentina in the 1990s

Judicial reform in Peru in the 1990s

Judicial reform in Mexico in the 1990s

The paradox of Latin America's judicial reforms : lessons learned.

Notes:

"Recent titles from the Helen Kellogg Institute for International Studies"--P. facing t.p.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 139-152) and index.

ISBN:

9780268079635

0268079633

OCLC:

694144491