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Transition To Democracy In Latin America The Role Of The Judiciary
The transition to democracy in Latin America encompasses adjustments in norms and institutions regarding the strictures of the rule of law. This book addresses the critical role of the judiciary in the transition. The contributors examine the significance of the independence of the judiciary, which ensures institutional integrity and freedom from p
Biography
Irwin P. Stotzky is currently Professor of Law at the University of Miami School of Law. In 1986-1987, he was a Visiting Scholar at the Yale University Law School. In 1991-1992, he was a Fulbright Scholar in Argentina. For the past sixteen years, he has represented Haitian refugees on constitutional and human rights issues in many cases, including several cases in the U.S. Supreme Court. He teaches in the areas of constitutional law and theory, criminal procedure, and philosophy. He has published numerous articles and is the author of The Theory and Craft of American Law: Elements (with Soia Mentschikoff) (1981).