Constitutional Courts As Mediators - Armed Conflict, Civil Military Relations, Rule of Law in Latin

Informationen zum Autor Julio Ríos-Figueroa is Associate Professor of Political Science at Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas (CIDE), Mexico City. Klappentext The book proposes an informational theory of constitutional review highlighting the mediator role of constitutional courts in democratic conflict solving. Zusammenfassung The book discusses the role of constitutional courts in democracies experiencing internal armed conflicts. It argues that constitutional jurisprudence can be a lighthouse helping civilian governments and the armed forces navigate through those uncertain and troubled waters. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Constitutional courts and the armed forces; 2. A theory of constitutional courts as mediators; 3. Constitutional jurisprudence on military autonomy in Colombia, 1958-2013; 4. Constitutional jurisprudence on military autonomy in Peru, 1979-2013; 5. Constitutional jurisprudence on military autonomy in Mexico, 1917-2013; 6. Judicial regulation of the use of force in Colombia, Peru, and Mexico; 7. Constitutional courts as mediators beyond Latin America; 8. Constitutional courts and democratic conflict-solving.

Product details

• Authors: Julio Rios Figueroa, Julio Rios-Figueroa, Julio Ríos-Figueroa
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.08.2017
• EAN: 9781107439122
• ISBN: 978-1-107-43912-2
• No. of pages: 254
• Series: Comparative Constitutional Law and Policy; Comparative Constitutional Law; Comparative Constitutional Law and Policy
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Law > Public law, administrative procedural law, constitutional procedural law; Latin America, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Comparative Politics, LAW / Courts, LAW / Constitutional, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Caribbean & Latin American, LAW / Trial Practice, Comparative Politics, Latin America – Mexico, Central America, South America, Courts & procedure, Legal systems: courts and procedures, Constitutional & administrative law, Constitutional and administrative law: general