Courts and Power in Latin America and Africa

by Roberto Gargarella, Morten Kinander, Elin Skaar, et al.

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"? These are questions of central theoretical and practical importance in a context of increasing juridification of politics in many parts of the world, combined with persisting problems of holding elected leaders to...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0230621007
• ISBN13: 9780230621008
• Release Date: April 2010
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 231 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.3"