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Juan E. Mendez (Ed.) - The (Un)Rule of Law and the Underprivileged in Latin America (Title from the Helen Kellogg Institute for International Studies) - 9780268043018 - V9780268043018
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The (Un)Rule of Law and the Underprivileged in Latin America (Title from the Helen Kellogg Institute for International Studies)

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Description for The (Un)Rule of Law and the Underprivileged in Latin America (Title from the Helen Kellogg Institute for International Studies) Hardcover. This study describes a Latin American legal system which punishes only the poor and a "democratic" state which fails to control its own agents' arbitrary practices. The contributors argue that judicial reform cannot be seperated from human rights and that justice must be made available to the poor. Editor(s): Mendez, Juan; O'Donnell, Guillermo; Pinheiro, Paulo Sergio (Professor and Director, Center for the Study of Violence, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil). Series: Helen Kellogg Institute for International Studies. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1KL; JFF; JPVH; LNAA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230. .

This thorough discussion of the idea of "democracies without citizenship" in Latin America considers overcoming political violence and discrimination and analyzes various avenues to institutional judicial reform. The (Un)Rule of Law and the Underprivileged in Latin America, as the fourth part of Project Latin America 2000 from the Helen Kellogg Institute, enlarges the understanding of significant political, economic, and social issues facing Latin America at the threshold of a new century. The contributors develop arguments around the Latin American system of law which only punishes the poor and marginalized. In addressing lawless violence, the contributors argue that it is no ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Univ of Notre Dame Pr
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
Series
Helen Kellogg Institute for International Studies
Number of Pages
368
Place of Publication
Notre Dame IN, United States
ISBN
9780268043018
SKU
V9780268043018
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About Juan E. Mendez (Ed.)
Juan E. Mendez is Executive Director of the Inter-American Institute of Human Rights. The late Guillermo O’Donnell was the Helen Kellogg Professor of Government and International Studies at the University of Notre Dame. Paulo Sergio Pinheiro is Professor at the University of Sao Paulo and Director of the University’s Center for the Study of Violence.

Reviews for The (Un)Rule of Law and the Underprivileged in Latin America (Title from the Helen Kellogg Institute for International Studies)
“This book is an excellent compilation of work by today’s foremost scholars and activists in human rights in Latin America. These authors offer a thoughtful account of some of the most pressing problems in the region—including lack of accountability, police brutality, and the need for judicial reform—and provide a compelling debate on how to improve the promotion of human rights ... Read more

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