Legal thought and practice in Latin America has changed dramatically in the last two decades. First: new constitutions or constitutional reforms have marked the transition to democracy of the vast majority of the countries in the region and introduced fundamental institutional innovations, such as judicial review. Second: processes of globalization have had profound impacts on Latin American law. This volume offers a systematic assessment of these momentous transformations, painting a portrait of the new Latin American legal thought for an international audience.
Legal thought and practice in Latin America has changed dramatically in the last two decades. First: new constitutions or constitutional reforms have ...
Over the past two decades, legal thought and practice in Latin America have changed dramatically: new constitutions or constitutional reforms have consolidated democratic rule, fundamental innovations have been introduced in state institutions, social movements have turned to law to advance their causes, and processes of globalization have had profound effects on legal norms and practices. "Law and" "Society in Latin America: A New Map "offers the first systematic assessment by leading Latin American socio-legal scholars of the momentous transformations in the region.
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Over the past two decades, legal thought and practice in Latin America have changed dramatically: new constitutions or constitutional reforms have ...
