Courts in Latin America

doi:10.1017/CBO9780511976520

To what extent do courts in Latin America protect individual rights and limit governments? This volume answers these fundamental questions by bringing together today's leading scholars of judicial politics. Drawing on examples from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Mexico, Colombia, Costa Rica and Bolivia, the authors demonstrate that there is widespread variation in the performance of Latin America's constitutional courts. In accounting for this variation, the contributors push forward ongoing debates about what motivates judges; whether institutions, partisan politics and public support shape inter-branch relations; and the importance of judicial attitudes and legal culture. The authors deploy a range of methods, including qualitative case studies, paired country comparisons, statistical analysis and game theory.

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Frontmatter
pp i-iv
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Contents
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Contributors
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Acknowledgments
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Introduction
pp 1-26
Courts in Latin America
- By Gretchen Helmke, University of Rochester, New York, Julio Ríos-Figueroa, Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas, Mexico City
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1 - Institutions for Constitutional Justice in Latin America
pp 27-54
- By Julio Ríos-Figueroa, Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas, Mexico City
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2 - Enforcing Rights and Exercising an Accountability Function
pp 55-80
Costa Rica's Constitutional Chamber of the Supreme Court
- By Bruce M. Wilson, University of Central Florida, Orlando
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3 - Strategic Deference in the Colombian Constitutional Court, 1992–2006
pp 81-98
- By Juan Carlos Rodríguez-Raga, Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá
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4 - From Quietism to Incipient Activism
pp 99-127
The Institutional and Ideological Roots of Rights Adjudication in Chile
- By Javier Couso, Universidad Diego Portales, Santiago, Lisa Hilbink, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
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5 - “Faithful Servants of the Regime”
pp 128-153
The Brazilian Constitutional Court's Role under the 1988 Constitution
- By Daniel M. Brinks, University of Texas at Austin
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6 - Power Broker, Policy Maker, or Rights Protector?
pp 154-186
The Brazilian Supremo Tribunal Federal in Transition
- By Diana Kapiszewski, University of California, Irvine
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7 - Legalist versus Interpretativist
pp 187-218
The Supreme Court and the Democratic Transition in Mexico
- By Arianna Sánchez, Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt, and Mosle LLP, New York City, Beatriz Magaloni, Stanford University, Palo Alto, California, Eric Magar, Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México, Mexico City
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8 - A Theory of the Politically Independent Judiciary
pp 219-247
A Comparative Study of the United States and Argentina
- By Rebecca Bill Chávez, U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland, John A. Ferejohn, New York University, New York, Barry R. Weingast, Stanford University, Palo Alto, California
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9 - Courts, Power, and Rights in Argentina and Chile
pp 248-277
- By Druscilla Scribner, University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh
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10 - Bolivia
pp 278-305
The Rise (and Fall) of Judicial Review
- By Andrea Castagnola, Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales, Mexico City, Aníbal Pérez-Liñán, University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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11 - The Puzzling Judicial Politics of Latin America
pp 306-331
A Theory of Litigation, Judicial Decisions, and Interbranch Conflict
- By Gretchen Helmke, University of Rochester, New York, Jeffrey K. Staton, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia
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Index
pp 332-342
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Contents

Frontmatter
pp i-iv

Contents
pp v-vi

Contributors
pp vii-viii

Acknowledgments
pp ix-x

Introduction
pp 1-26

1 - Institutions for Constitutional Justice in Latin America
pp 27-54

2 - Enforcing Rights and Exercising an Accountability Function
pp 55-80

3 - Strategic Deference in the Colombian Constitutional Court, 1992–2006
pp 81-98

4 - From Quietism to Incipient Activism
pp 99-127

5 - “Faithful Servants of the Regime”
pp 128-153

6 - Power Broker, Policy Maker, or Rights Protector?
pp 154-186

7 - Legalist versus Interpretativist
pp 187-218

8 - A Theory of the Politically Independent Judiciary
pp 219-247

9 - Courts, Power, and Rights in Argentina and Chile
pp 248-277

10 - Bolivia
pp 278-305

11 - The Puzzling Judicial Politics of Latin America
pp 306-331

Index
pp 332-342

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