New Constitutionalism in Latin America: Promises and Practices

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Contents: Part 1 Introduction and Analytical Concepts: Introduction: the times they are a-changin': constitutional transformations in Latin America since the 1990s, Detlef Nolte and Almut Schilling-Vacaflor Explaining constitutional change: comparing the logic, advantages and shortcomings of static and dynamic approaches, Astrid Lorenz Toward a theory of formal constitutional change: mechanisms of constitutional adaptation in Latin America, Gabriel L. Negretto Still the land of presidentialism? Executives and the Latin American constitution, Jose Antonio Cheibub, Zachary Elkins and Tom Ginsburg What do we mean when we talk about 'critical constitutionalism'? Some reflections on the new Latin American constitutions, Albert Noguera Fernandez. Part 2 Reflections on the New Latin American Constitutionalism from a Historical and Comparative Perspective: Latin American constitutionalism: historical development and distinctive traits, Laurence Whitehead Latin American constitutionalism then and now: promises and questions, Roberto Gargarella. Part 3 Case Studies: the Impact of New Constitutions on Democracy and Governance: Neo-constitutionalism in 21st-century Venezuela: participatory democracy, deconcentrated decentralization or centralized populism?, Rickard Lalander New constitutions and the transformation of democracy in Bolivia and Ecuador, Jonas Wolff Constitutionalizing policy: the Brazilian constitution of 1988 and its impact on governance, Rogerio B. Arantes and Claudio G. Couto Change and continuity in Dominican constitutions: the 2010 reform compared, Leiv Marsteintredet Chile: democratization through constitutional reforms, Claudio Fuentes. Part 4 Case Studies: the Empowerment of Courts: Institutional design and judicial behaviour: constitutional interpretation of criminal due process rights in Latin America, Julio A. Rios-Figueroa Constitutional courts and constitutional change: analysing the cases of presidential re-election in Latin America, Elena Martinez-Barahona. Part 5 Case Studies: Rights Revolution and Indigenous State Transformation: Colombia's 1991 constitution: a rights revolution, Juan Fernando Jaramillo Perez How does the new constitutionalism respond to the human rights challenges posed by transnational corporations?, Claudia Muller-Hoff Plurinational constitutionalism: a new era of indigenous-state relations?, Almut Schilling-Vacaflor and Rene Kuppe Turning legal pluralism into state-sanctioned law: assessing the implications of the new constitutions and laws in Bolivia and Ecuador, Anna Barrera Conclusions, Detlef Nolte and Almut Schilling-Vacaflor Index.

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