Shifting legal visions : judicial change and human rights trials in Latin America / Ezequiel A. González-Ocantos.

What explains the success of criminal prosecutions against former Latin American officials accused of human rights violations? Why did some judiciaries evolve from unresponsive bureaucracies into protectors of victim rights? Using a theory of judicial action inspired by sociological institutionalism...

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Main Author:	Gonzáles-Ocantos, Ezequiel A. (Author)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Cambridge University Press, 2016.
Series:	Cambridge studies in law and society.
Subjects:	Human rights > Latin America. Criminal justice, Administration of > Latin America. Due process of law > Latin America. Court congestion and delay > Latin America. Trials > Latin America.
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781316535509
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