Return to search

Do Constitutions Matter? Essays on the Impact of Constitutional Provisions on De Facto Judicial Independence in Latin American Countries

Conventional wisdom holds that constitutions shape behavior, structures, and institutions. Looking at provisions in the constitutions of 19 Latin American countries, I show the level of judicial independence exercised by a country’s courts and judges is a function of constitutional provisions.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:GEORGIA/oai:scholarworks.gsu.edu:political_science_diss-1030
Date04 August 2013
CreatorsDias, Clarissa F
PublisherDigital Archive @ GSU
Source SetsGeorgia State University
Detected LanguageEnglish
Typetext
Formatapplication/pdf
SourcePolitical Science Dissertations

Page generated in 0.048 seconds