Courts and Social Transformation in New Democracies

Courts and Social Transformation in New Democracies

An Institutional Voice for the Poor?

Roux, Theunis; Gargarella, Roberto; Domingo, Pilar

Taylor & Francis Ltd

08/2006

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9780754647836

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Contents: Foreword; Introduction, Pilar Domingo. Theory: Theories of democracy, the judiciary and social rights, Roberto Gargarella; Courts and social transformation: an analytical framework, Siri Gloppen; The changing role of law and courts in Latin America: from an obstacle to social change to a tool of social equity, Javier A. Couso. Case Studies: Social rights as middle-class entitlements in Hungary: the role of the constitutional court, AndrA!s SajA (3); The record of the South African constitutional court in providing an institutional voice for the poor: 1995-2004, Jackie Dugard and Theunis Roux; The Enforcement of social rights by the Colombian constitutional court: cases and debates, Rodrigo Uprimny Yepes; Courts and social transformation in India, R. Sudarshan; Judicial enforcement of social rights: perspectives from Latin America, Christian Courtis; Brazilian courts and social rights: a case study revisited, Jose Reinaldo de Lima Lopes; Courts under construction in Angola: what can they do for the poor?, Elin Skaar and Jose OctA!vio Serra Van-DA?nem; Weak courts, rights and legal mobilisation in Bolivia, Pilar Domingo; Courts, rights and social transformation: concluding reflections, Roberto Gargarella, Pilar Domingo and Theunis Roux. Bibliography; Index.
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Social Rights;rights;Progressive Judicial Activism;litigation;Political Branches;siri;Violated;gloppen;Constitutional Tribunals;cases;Legal Mobilisation;legal;Human Rights Ombudsman;mobilisation;Judicial Enforcement;political;Constitutional Court;branches;Cultural Rights;economic;UN;Judicious Court;Latin American Progressives;Tutela Actions;Formal Courts;Public Interest Litigation;Law Commission;South African Constitutional Court;Port Elizabeth Municipality;Ombudsman's Office;Neo-classical Economic Thought;Basic Structure Doctrine;Social Transfonnation;Human Rights Ombudsman's Office;Legal Pluralism