Rachel E Bowen

The Achilles Heel of Democracy

Judicial Autonomy and the Rule of Law in Central America

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Comparing five Central American countries, this book explores the influences of criminals, activists, and other societal actors on the justice system.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 302
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. Dezember 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 408g
• ISBN-13: 9781316630907
• ISBN-10: 1316630900
• Artikelnr.: 54644084

Autorenporträt

Rachel E. Bowen is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at Ohio State University, where she teaches courses on comparative politics, American politics, constitutional law, and gender and politics. She has been researching Central America since 2002.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Societally penetrated judiciaries and the democratic rule of law
2. The evolution of judicial regimes
3. Costa Rica: a liberal judicial regime
4. Government control regimes in Central America versus the rule of law
5. Clandestine control in Guatemala
6. Partisan systems
Conclusion.