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Matthew C. Ingram - Crafting Courts in New Democracies, Inbunden

Inbunden, Engelska, 2015

Crafting Courts in New Democracies

The Politics of Subnational Judicial Reform in Brazil and Mexico

Av Matthew C. Ingram

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The role of Latin American courts in facilitating democracy and economic liberalization is considerable. But while national 'high courts' have been closely studied, the form, function, and empowerment of local courts are still not well understood. In Crafting Courts in New Democracies, Matthew C. Ingram fills this gap by examining the varying strength of local judicial institutions in Brazil and Mexico since the 1980s. Combining statistical analysis and in-depth qualitative research, Ingram offers a rich account of the politics that shape subnational court reform in the region's two largest democracies. In contrast to previous studies, theoretical emphasis is given to the influence of political ideas over the traditional focus on objective, material incentives. Exhaustively researched and rigorously presented, this book will appeal to scholars and policymakers interested in the judiciary, institutional change, Latin America, the causal role of ideas, justice reform, and the rule of law.
Produktinformation
  • Utgivningsdatum: 2015-11-19
  • Mått: 152 x 228 x 22 mm
  • Vikt: 690 g
  • Format: Inbunden
  • Språk: Engelska
  • Antal sidor: 392
  • Förlag: Cambridge University Press
  • ISBN: 9781107117327
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Matthew C. Ingram (J.D., Ph.D., University of New Mexico) is Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University at Albany, State University of New York. His research has been funded by the National Science Foundation, the Social Science Research Council, and the Fulbright Program. Before entering academia, Professor Ingram worked in law enforcement in California.

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'Addressing critical questions about the most promising pathways to the establishment of honest and effective judicial systems in post-authoritarian Latin America, Ingram's rigorous, meticulously calibrated study shows that normative beliefs and commitments matter. In a discipline in which many assume ab initio that the only causal forces in politics are power and interest, Ingram scientifically demonstrates that the ideals and convictions of key actors concerning fairness, impartial justice, and the rule of law can have salubrious real-world effects that can potentially overcome retrograde political and material interests. This impressive contribution to the burgeoning 'court-building' literature counsels that, when it comes [to] establishing free, democratic institutions under the rule of law, we should care about the ideational commitments of their leaders, staffers, and supporters - about what they believe, how they think, and who they are.' Ken Kersch, Boston College, Massachusetts

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