Constitutional Courts as Mediators: Armed Conflict, Civil-Military Relations, and the Rule of Law in Latin America

ISBN-13: 9781107439122 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 254 str.

Julio Rios-Figueroa

Opis

The book proposes an informational theory of constitutional review highlighting the mediator role of constitutional courts in democratic conflict solving.

Recenzje

'Ríos-Figueroa's Constitutional Courts as Mediators is, all in all, a sophisticated piece about judicial politics. It invites us to think beyond the traditional conflicts between courts and governments, bringing into the conversation a powerful - but constantly overlooked - actor in Latin American politics such as the armed forces. More important, it proves that the region is ripe for entering into the global academic dialogue by offering novel solutions to old problems.' Vicente F. Benítez-Rojas, International Journal of Constitutional Law

Spis treści

1. Constitutional courts and the armed forces; 2. A theory of constitutional courts as mediators; 3. Constitutional jurisprudence on military autonomy in Colombia, 1958–2013; 4. Constitutional jurisprudence on military autonomy in Peru, 1979–2013; 5. Constitutional jurisprudence on military autonomy in Mexico, 1917–2013; 6. Judicial regulation of the use of force in Colombia, Peru, and Mexico; 7. Constitutional courts as mediators beyond Latin America; 8. Constitutional courts and democratic conflict-solving.