2. Argentina: The Effects ofDemocratic Institutionalization

Bergoglio, María Inés

doi:10.1515/9780804766951-006

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“…Since the Peace Accords in Guatemala there has been a propensity to "judicialize" conflicts before the Constitutional Court. 46 More than a decade ago, Mather pointed out the importance of political factors, including "democratization," on the external environment of courts. 47 Although the impact of "democratization" is difficult to assess in politically unstable countries, it is possible to explore the judicial implications of the political moments that mark the formal transition to democracy.…”

Section: Judicial Reform After the Peace Accordsmentioning

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Judges as Invited Actors in the Political Arena: The Cases of Costa Rica and Guatemala

Barahona

2010

Mex. Law Rev.

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The goal of this article is to broaden our knowledge of the high courts in Costa Rica and Guatemala by examining the degree to which these courts are used as “mechanisms of social accountability.” For this purpose, this study assesses changes in the number of judicial claims filed by individuals or social groups before the high courts to control the legality of government actions or to protect their own rights. I analyze whether the emergence of this “judicialization by the people” is a consequence of changes in institutional settings and/or a growing distrust in politicians, scenarios that turn the high courts into viable forums for the achievement of political results.

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Section: Judicial Reform After the Peace Accordsmentioning

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Judges as Invited Actors in the Political Arena: The Cases of Costa Rica and Guatemala

Barahona

2010

Mex. Law Rev.

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Jury Systems Around the World

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2008

Annu. Rev. Law. Soc. Sci.

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Lay citizens participate as decision makers in the legal systems of many countries. This review describes the different approaches that countries employ to integrate lay decision makers, contrasting in particular the use of juries composed of all citizens with mixed decision-making bodies of lay and law-trained judges. The review discusses research on the benefits and drawbacks of lay legal decision making as well as international support for the use of ordinary citizens as legal decision makers, with an eye to explaining a recent increase in new jury systems around the world. The review calls for more comparative work on diverse approaches to lay participation, examining how different methods of including lay participation promote or detract from fact finding, legal consciousness, civic engagement, and citizen power.

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2. Argentina: The Effects ofDemocratic Institutionalization

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Judges as Invited Actors in the Political Arena: The Cases of Costa Rica and Guatemala

Judges as Invited Actors in the Political Arena: The Cases of Costa Rica and Guatemala

Jury Systems Around the World

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