Courts and Power in Latin America and Africa
Why do courts hold political power-holders accountable in some democratic and democratizing countries, but not in others? And, why do some courts remain very timid while others - under seemingly similar circumstances - become 'hyper-active'? This is valua
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Courts and Power in Latin America and Africa
Siri Gloppen Bruce M. Wilson Roberto Gargarella Elin Skaar Morten Kinander
COURTS AND POWER IN LATIN AMERICA AND AFRICA
Copyright © Bruce M. Wilson, 2010. Softcover reprint of the hardcover 1st edition 2010 978-0-230-62100-8 All rights reserved. First published in 2010 by PALGRAVE MACMILLAN® in the United States—a division of St. Martin’s Press LLC, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10010. Where this book is distributed in the UK, Europe and the rest of the world, this is by Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited, registered in England, company number 785998, of Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 6XS. Palgrave Macmillan is the global academic imprint of the above companies and has companies and representatives throughout the world. Palgrave® and Macmillan® are registered trademarks in the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe and other countries. ISBN 978-1-349-60434-0 ISBN 978-1-137-10029-0 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-1-137-10029-0 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data is available from the Library of Congress. A catalogue record of the book is available from the British Library. Design by Newgen Imaging Systems (P) Ltd., Chennai, India. First edition: March 2010 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
Contents
List of Tables and Figure
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Preface and Acknowledgments
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Notes on
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