1st Edition
The Unfinished Transition to Democracy in Latin America
Introduction
1. Democracy and the rule of law: A theoretical framework
2. The (un) rule of law in Latin America: A weak arena of democratic consolidation
3. Judicial reforms in Latin America: Towards more independent, efficient and impartial judiciaries in the region
4. Assessing judicial independence in Latin America during the 1990s
5. The judiciary’s capacity to check the executive in Latin America during the 1990s
6. The judiciary’s capacity to bring the military to account in Latin America
7. Judicial systems’ ability to protect human rights in the new democracies of L.A.
8. Corruption, inefficiency and violence in Latin American court systems
9. CONCLUSIONS
APPENDIX 1
UN Basic Principles on the Independence of the Judiciary
APPENDIX 2
Presidents of Latin American Countries during the 1990s
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Biography
Juan Carlos Calleros-Alarcón received his Ph.D. in Government from the University of Essex. He is the Subdirector of the Centro de Estudios Migratorios (Center for Migration Studies) for the Instituto Nacional de Migración (Mexican National Immigration Office).
