Law and Policy in Latin America: Transforming Courts, Institutions, and Rights

Law and Policy in Latin America: Transforming Courts, Institutions, and Rights
ISBN-10
1137566949
ISBN-13
9781137566942
Category
Political Science
Pages
354
Language
English
Published
2016-12-21
Publisher
Springer
Authors
Tom Gerald Daly, Pedro Fortes, Larissa Boratti

Description

This book offers a comprehensive introduction to law and policy responses to contemporary problems in Latin America, such as human rights violations, regulatory dilemmas, economic inequality, and access to knowledge and medicine. It includes 19 chapters written by sociologists, lawyers, and political scientists on the transformations of courts, institutions and rights protection in Latin America, all of which stem from presentations at conferences in Oxford and UCL organised by the editors. The contributors present original analyses based on rigorous research, innovative case-studies, and interdisciplinary perspectives, all written in an accessible style. Topics include the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, institutional design, financial regulation, competition, discrimination, gender quotas, police violence, orphan works, healthcare, and environmental protection, among others. The book will be of interest to students and scholars interested in policymaking, public law, and development.

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