Courts and power in Latin America and Africa

Publication Data

• Title Courts and power in Latin America and Africa
• Contributor Siri Gloppen
• Publisher Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication date 2010
• Publication location New York, N.Y.
• Language English

Contents

Introduction : power and accountability in Latin America and Africa
Accountability functions of courts : a framework for inquiry
The accountability functions of Latin American courts
Explaining the rise of accountability functions of Costa Rica's constitutional court
The accountability functions of African courts
Does legal tradition matter? The emerging accountability functions of Mozambican high courts
Conclusion : multifactor explanations.

Topics

• Courts
• Courts :: Latin America
• Courts :: Africa
• 015461879

Courts and power in Latin America and Africa. ISBN 9780230621008. Published by Palgrave Macmillan in 2010. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.