The Oxford Handbook of Constitutional Law in Latin America

Erscheinungsjahr 2022
ISBN: 978-0-19-878690-0
Verlag: Oxford University Press

Buch, Englisch, 976 Seiten, Format (B × H): 178 mm x 244 mm, Gewicht: 1633 g

Constitutional law in Latin America embodies a mosaic of national histories, political experiments, and institutional transitions. No matter how distinctive these histories and transitions might be, there are still commonalities that transcend the mere geographical contiguity of these countries.

This Handbook depicts the constitutional landscape of Latin America by shedding light on its most important differences and affinities, qualities and drawbacks, and by assessing its overall standing in the global enterprise of democratic constitutionalism. It engages with substantive and methodological conundrums of comparative constitutional law in the region, drawing meaningful comparisons between constitutional traditions. The volume is divided into two main parts. Part I focuses on exploring the constitutions for seventeen jurisdictions, offering a comprehensive country-by-country critique of the historical foundations, institutional architecture, and rights-based substantive identity of each constitution. Part II presents comparative analyses on the most controversial constitutional topics of the region, exploring central concepts in institutions and rights.

The Oxford Handbook of Constitutional Law in Latin America is an essential resource for scholars and students of comparative constitutional law, and Latin American politics and history Written by leading experts, it comprehensively examines constitutions, controversies, institutions, and constitutional rights in Latin America.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Hübner Mendes, Conrado

Gargarella, Roberto

Guidi, Sebastián

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Amerikanische Geschichte
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Staats- und Regierungsformen, Staatslehre
• Rechtswissenschaften Öffentliches Recht

Über Autor(innen)

Conrado Hübner Mendes is Assistant Professor of Public Law at the University of São Paulo.

Roberto Gargarella is Professor of Law at the University of Buenos Aires and at Torcuato di Tella University in Buenos Aires.

Sebastián Guidi is a JSD candidate at Yale Law School and Adjunct Professor in Universidad Torcuato di Tella.