Courts that matter: activists, judges, and the politics of rights enforcement

In Courts that Matter, Sandra Botero tackles a crucial question: Can courts advance socioeconomic rights? Using a rigorous comparative study of the impact of socioeconomic rights rulings in Colombia and Argentina, Botero argues that such decisions can be significantly impactful when courts deploy ce...

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Main Author: Botero, Sandra 1981- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge ; New York Cambridge University Press 2023
Series:Comparative constitutional law and policy
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Online Access:DE-12
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Summary:In Courts that Matter, Sandra Botero tackles a crucial question: Can courts advance socioeconomic rights? Using a rigorous comparative study of the impact of socioeconomic rights rulings in Colombia and Argentina, Botero argues that such decisions can be significantly impactful when courts deploy certain monitoring mechanisms and when legally empowered organizations in civil society are engaged in the outcome. The book includes case studies of landmark rulings on environmental, health, housing, and other socioeconomic rights and charts pathways for broader applicability through comparison with rulings by the Indian Supreme Court. The book demonstrates how Colombian and Argentine highest tribunals have, at times, successfully configured important new political spaces for the effective pursuit of public policy goals, in conjunction and dialogue with other social and political actors. This title is part of the Flip it Open Programme and may also be available Open Access. Check our website Cambridge Core for details
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (xiv, 210 Seiten) Illustrationen
ISBN:9781009281973
DOI:10.1017/9781009281973