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This book addresses two questions: firstly, how has the fight against COVID-19, especially the individual and collective responses of Latin American nation-states, influenced the relationship between power, people, and parliaments? And secondly, does democracy take a step back and let pandemocracy replace its long-lasting meaning?Adopting a global-south perspective, the book explores the constitutional, political, and institutional measures that have paved the way for several aggressive state policies in various Latin American countries during the COVID-19 pandemic. The contributions provide a detailed review of democratic decay and the ''rule of law'' impairment in many countries of the region. The book goes beyond mere observation and explores all the main theoretical elements that can enhance a more comprehensive understanding of the political and normative impact of the pandemic. In terms of constitutional design and concerning the actual behavior of political bodies, the fairness and efficacy of Latin American state responses during the COVID pandemic have not relied on civic culture, executive goodwill, or boldness on the part of the judges. The aim of this volume, therefore, is to unravel the most basic elements of a very puzzling situation.Multidisciplinary perspectives are deployed to figure out how democratic standards and goals have been reshaped by nuanced constructions of some atavistic normative ideas or even by non-normative policies. The book sheds light on the underlying connection between politics and law.>
List of contents
Part I: The Theory1. Faltering Institutional Responses in Backsliding Democracies,
Pablo Riberi (Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Argentina)2. How the Pandemic Changed Democratic Regimes,
Sergio Verdugo (IE University Law School, Spain)Part II: The Practice3. Pandemocracy in Argentina,
Manuel J García-Mansilla (Universidad Austral, Argentina) and Ricardo Ramírez-Calvo (Universidad de San Andrés, Argentina) 4. Pandemocracy in Brazil,
Marcelo Figueiredo (Pontifical Catholic University, Brazil)5. Pandemocracy in Chile,
Javier Couso (Universidad Diego Portales, Chile)6. Pandemocracy in Mexico,
José María Serna de la Garza (National Autonomous University of Mexico, Mexico)7. Peru: Executive v. Legislative Wars Amidst a Global Pandemic,
Trilce Valdivia (UniversidadCatólica San Pablo, Perú)8. Venezuela: Effects of the Pandemic in a State Already Lacking Constitutional Democracy and Immersed in a Complex Humanitarian Crisis,
Daniela Urosa (Boston College Law School, USA) and José Ignacio Hernández (Catholic University and Central University, Venezuela)Part III: Beyond States9. COVID-19, Corruption and Democratic Institutions,
Delia M Ferreira Rubio (Córdoba National University, Argentina)10. Hyper-Presidentialism versus Federalism During the COVID-19 Emergency in Argentina, Brazil, and Mexico,
Antonio María Hernández (National University of Cordoba, Argentina)11. Environmental Democracy under Quarantine? Access to Information and Public Participation During the COVID-19 Pandemic,
Maria Florencia Saulino (Universidad de San Andres, Argentina)12. The Inter-American System and Constitutional Emergencies,
Ignacio Colombo Murúa (Universidad Católica de Salta, Argentina)Epilogue: A Comparative Outlook13. The COVID-19 Emergency and Instability in Latin America,
David Landau (Florida State University, USA)14. Out of Balance? Revisiting Separation of Powers During the COVID-19 Pandemic,
Konrad Lachmayer (Sigmund Freud University, Austria)
About the author
Pablo Riberi is Professor of Constitutional Law at the School of Law of the National University of Cordoba, Argentina and Full Professor of Constitutional Theory at the School of Political Sciences of the Catholic University of Cordoba, Argentina.
