The Constitutional History of Ecuador: Twenty Constitutions and Counting / Daniela Salazar. The Constitution of Mexico / Francisca Pou Gimenez -- Paraguay / Daniel Mendoncʹa, Juan Carlos Mendoncʹa -- Peru / Camila Gianella Malca, Ursula Baertl Espinoza -- Uruguay / Gianella Bardazano -- Constitutional Law in Venezuela / Ana Cristina Nunez M., Rogelio Perez-Perdomo -- Latin American Constitutional Traditions / Roberto Gargarella -- Participatory Constitution-Making in Latin America: Consequences for Institutional Design / Gabriel L. Negretto -- Authoritarian Constitutionalism / Andrea Pozas-Loyo, Julio Rios-Figueroa -- Latin American New Constitutionalism: A Tale of Two Cities / Javier Couso -- The 2009 Bolivian Constitution / Joshua Braver -- Foreign Capital and Constitutions / Helena Alviar Garcia -- Presidentialism and Hyper-Presidentialism in Latin America / Marcelo Alegre, Nahuel Maisley -- Elections / Fernando Limongi, Jose Antonio Cheibub -- Courts and Judicial Independence / Matthew M. Taylor -- Courts and Judicial Manipulation / Gretchen Helmke -- Judicialization of Politics / Diana Kapiszewski, Katja Newman -- Courts, Strategic Litigation, and Social Change / Diana Rodriguez-Franco, Cesar Rodriguez-Garavito --‡t Access to Justice: An Overview of Recent Transformations and the Next Steps / Luciana Gross Cunha -- The Constitution of Brazil in Context: History, Politics, and Design / Virgilio Afonso da Silva, Thomaz Pereira -- Between Federal and Unitary States: A Misleading Dichotomy / Marta Arretche -- Local Government / Gabriela Lotta, Vanessa Elias de Oliveira -- Constitutions and Public Policies / Claudio Couto,, Rogerio Arantes -- Constitutions and Foreign Affairs / Dawisson Belem Lopes, Mario Schettino Valente -- Constitutions and International Law / Alejandro Chehtman -- Multicultural Constitutions / Daniel Bonilla Maldonado -- Proportionality / Laura Clerico -- Chile / Domingo Lovera Parmo -- Property and Land / Maria Paula Saffon -- Freedom of Expression and Populist Politics / Ramiro Alvarez Ugarte -- Privacy / Diego Werneck Arguelhes, Luiz Fernando Marrey Moncau -- Right to Information and Transparency / Ramiro Alvarez Ugarte -- Immigration and Citizenship / Deisy Ventura, Camila Baraldi -- Political Participation and Democratic Innovation / Leonardo Avritzer, Claudia Feres Faria -- Due Process / Angel R. Oquendo -- Prisoners' Rights / Maira Rocha Machado -- Substantive Equality in Law and Reality / Octavio Luiz Motta Ferraz -- Constitutional History of the Colombian Paradox (1886-2016): Hegemony, Exception, and Postponement / Antonio Barreto-Rozo -- Sex Equality / Isabel Cristina Jaramillo Sierra -- Race Discrimination / Tanya Kateri Hernandez -- Social Rights Constitutionalism / Daniel M. Brinks -- The Right to Health: The Potential and Limits of Catalysing Systemic Change through the Courts / Alicia Ely Yamin -- Environment / Conrado Hubner Mendes, Danielle Hanna Rached -- Abortion: More Than Criminalization, Not Yet Women's Constitutional Right / Agustina Ramon Michel -- A View from (South) Africa / Jackie Dugard -- Judicial Independence in Latin America: A View from Asia / Shylashri Shankar -- Costa Rica: Constitutions, Constitutionalism, and the Constitutional Chamber of the Supreme Court / Bruce M. Wilson, Olman Rodriguez Loaiza -- Latin American Constitutionalism: A U.S. Perspective / Tom Ginsburg -- A View from Northern Europe / Siri Gloppen -- A View from Western Europe / Michaela Hailbronner -- Latin America: The Shifting Constitutional Continent? / Rosalind Dixon -- Cuba / Julio Cesar Guanche -- The Constitutional History of Ecuador: Twenty Constitutions and Counting / Daniela Salazar.
Summary:
Constitutional law in Latin America embodies a mosaic of national histories, political experiments, and institutional transitions. No matter how distinctive these histories and transitions might be, there are still commonalities that transcend the mere geographical contiguity of these countries. 0This Handbook depicts the constitutional landscape of Latin America by shedding light on its most important differences and affinities, qualities and drawbacks, and by assessing its overall standing in the global enterprise of democratic constitutionalism. It engages with substantive and methodological conundrums of comparative constitutional law in the region, drawing meaningful comparisons between constitutional traditions. The volume is divided into two main parts. Part I focuses on0exploring the constitutions for seventeen jurisdictions, offering a comprehensive country-by-country critique of the historical foundations, institutional architecture, and rights-based substantive identity of each constitution. Part II presents comparative analyses on the most controversial constitutional topics of the region, exploring central concepts in institutions and rights.0The Oxford Handbook of Constitutional Law in Latin America is an essential resource for scholars and students of comparative constitutional law, and Latin American politics and history Written by leading experts, it comprehensively examines constitutions, controversies, institutions, and constitutional rights in Latin America.
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