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Elusive Reform : Democracy and the Rule of Law in Latin America / Mark Ungar.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Boulder : Lynne Rienner Publishers, [2022]Copyright date: ©2002Description: 1 online resource (273 p.)Content type:
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ISBN:
  • 9781626371330
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 321.8/098 22
LOC classification:
  • KG552 .U558 2002eb
Other classification:
  • online - DeGruyter
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Contents:
Frontmatter -- Contents -- List of Tables -- Acknowledgments -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The State and the Rule of Law -- 3 The Police: Nerve Center of the State -- 4 Independent Judicial Functioning -- 5 Judicial Councils -- 6 Judicial Access -- 7 Community Justice -- 8 Conclusion: Rule of Law Reform and Democratic Consolidation -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Book
Summary: Elusive Reform explores one of the Latin American countries' biggest challenges: establishing a rule of law. Based on a close examination of historical patterns, it demonstrates how executive power and judicial disarray thwart progress toward judicial independence, state accountability, and citizen access to effective means of conflict resolution. Ungar critiques the wide spectrum of agencies responsible for enforcing the law, from the police and prisons to provincial governors, the attorney general, and the judiciary itself. He similarly analyzes the region's most recent reform innovations, among them judicial councils, national ombudsmen, and community justice forums. Although his focus is on Argentina and Venezuela, he presents valuable material on other Latin American countries, particularly Bolivia. Exposing many overlooked vulnerabilities of Latin America's democratic institutions, Elusive Reform broadens our understanding of democracy itself.
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- List of Tables -- Acknowledgments -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The State and the Rule of Law -- 3 The Police: Nerve Center of the State -- 4 Independent Judicial Functioning -- 5 Judicial Councils -- 6 Judicial Access -- 7 Community Justice -- 8 Conclusion: Rule of Law Reform and Democratic Consolidation -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Book

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Elusive Reform explores one of the Latin American countries' biggest challenges: establishing a rule of law. Based on a close examination of historical patterns, it demonstrates how executive power and judicial disarray thwart progress toward judicial independence, state accountability, and citizen access to effective means of conflict resolution. Ungar critiques the wide spectrum of agencies responsible for enforcing the law, from the police and prisons to provincial governors, the attorney general, and the judiciary itself. He similarly analyzes the region's most recent reform innovations, among them judicial councils, national ombudsmen, and community justice forums. Although his focus is on Argentina and Venezuela, he presents valuable material on other Latin American countries, particularly Bolivia. Exposing many overlooked vulnerabilities of Latin America's democratic institutions, Elusive Reform broadens our understanding of democracy itself.

Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.

In English.

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