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In times of disenchantment with democracy and 'erosion' of the system of checks and balances, the book proposes to reflect upon the main problems of our constitutional democracies, from a particular regulative ideal: that of the conversation among equals.

I am writing this book during difficult political times (and I am writing it at this particular moment largely because of them). We live in the era of the "Arab Spring, " Occupy Wall Street in the United States, and the rise of Syriza in Greece and Podemos in Spain, not to mention the 'They all must go' movement in Argentina ("Que se vayan todos "). It is a time of massive demonstrations and protest against current authorities in Catalonia and...

Examines the role of courts as a channel for social transformation for excluded sectors of society in contemporary democracies. With a focus on social rights litigation in post-authoritarian regimes or in the context of fragile state control, this work assesses the role of judicial processes in altering social and economic inequalities.

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Latin America possesses an enormously rich constitutional history, but this legal history has only recently begun to be subjected to scholarly inquiry. In Latin American Constitutionalism (1810-2010), Roberto Gargarella provides a broadly comparative and landmark history of Latin American constitutionalism, informed by constitutional theory.

This volume examines the role of courts as a channel for social transformation for excluded sectors of society in contemporary democracies, with a focus on social rights litigation in post-authoritarian regimes or contexts of fragile state presence.

No han sido pocos los intentos de dar un contenido de practica politica a los objetivos emancipadores de la tradicion socialista. Las propuestas han sido muy diferentes, pero, por debajo de las diferencias parecian persistir dos retos, dos problemas fundamentales a los que habia que dar respuesta: precisar que sociedad es la buena sociedad desde una perspectiva socialista y encarar como modificar la presente sociedad en su direccion. Esos eran...

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This book examines the influence of opposing constitutional ideals during the 'founding period' of constitutionalism in the Americas.

Durante mucho tiempo se consideraba que un sistema constitucional adecuado podía resolver las principales injusticias y desigualdades sociales. Se adoptaron Constituciones que prometían ciertos derechos básicos iguales para todos los individuos.Sin embargo, esta promesa no tardó en mostrar serios límites. Se criticaba los derechos constitucionales como mera ficción, el Parlamento como incapaz de representar a los ciudadanos de un modo adecuado...

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This book examines the influence of opposing constitutional ideals during the 'founding period' of constitutionalism in the Americas.

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