Muchas democracias aparecen recorridas por un temible fantasma: el hastío o la fatiga. La ciudadanía se muestra harta de sus instituciones, exhausta de sus representantes. Se habla de democracias que ya no ?mueren? como antes, de un golpe...
El constitucionalismo, desde sus orígenes, incluyó como uno de sus elementos básicos el derecho a resistir el derecho. Sin embargo, y por una diversidad de razones, este derecho dejó de ocupar el lugar de privilegio que ten&iac...
¿Es legítimo el castigo penal en sociedades desiguales? El candente tema de la inseguridad se hace patente como problema ineludible para los diversos países de América Latina. Y junto con él aparece el incesante pedido...
El presente libro se encuentra estructurado en tres partes bien diferenciadas. En la primera, se examina la relación que existe entre el constitucionalismo latinoamericano y el estadounidense. En la segunda parte del libro, se examina crític...
Why do courts hold political power-holders accountable in some democratic and democratizing countries, but not in others? And, why do some courts remain very timid while others - under seemingly similar circumstances - become 'hyper-active'? This...
The long revolutionary movements that gave birth to constitutional democracies in the Americas were founded on egalitarian constitutional ideals. They claimed that all men were created equal and with similar capacities and also that the community should...
The long revolutionary movements that gave birth to constitutional democracies in the Americas were founded on egalitarian constitutional ideals. They claimed that all men were created equal and with similar capacities and also that the community should...
This book explores the origins of Anglo-American Constitutionalism, from both a philosophical and a historical perspective. It attempts to show that the institutional mechanisms incorporated into the American Constitution were modeled under a strong bias...
This title examines the political role of courts in new democracies in Latin America and Africa, focusing on their ability to hold political power-holders accountable when they act outside their constitutionally defined powers.