Doing Courts Justice? Studying Judicial Politics in Latin America

Kapiszewski, Diana; Taylor, Matthew M.

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“…Adicionalmente, dejamos de lado las pocas investigaciones de n grande pues allí cada país constituye solamente una observación. Con dichos presupuestos, y al igual que en investigaciones focalizadas en el estudio de legislaturas (Alemán, 2013), cortes de justicia (Kapiszewski y Taylor, 2008) o burocracias (Polga-Hecimovich y Trelles, 2016), Brasil es el país que mayor atención recibe de los politólogos de la región (31,52 %). A una distancia considerable se encuentran México (16 %), Colombia (10,34 %), Chile (10,09 %) y Argentina (9,35 %).…”

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El estado de la investigación en ciencia política sobre América Latina

Basabe‐Serrano

Huertas

2018

Rev. Esp. Cienc. Polít.

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El estado de la investigación en ciencia política sobre América Latina ResumenEsta investigación analiza el estado de la investigación producida en ciencia política y cuyo objeto de estudio es América Latina. Para ello, presentamos una base de datos inédita en la que incluimos los artículos publicados en revistas en español y portugués que se encuentran en los índices JCR o Scimago. En primer lugar, los resultados reflejan una disciplina diná-mica, plural en términos teóricos, inclinada prioritariamente al estudio de los temas clásicos de la disciplina y con falencias en el orden metodológico. Por otro lado, constatamos que existen muy pocas revistas para la publicación, por lo que urge la creación de revistas especializadas. Además, nuestros hallazgos empíricos dan cuenta de la necesidad de incluir en las agendas de investigación tanto a países menos estudiados como temas que, a pesar de ser relevantes (v. g. corrupción), han sido poco explorados. Finalmente, este trabajo plantea la urgencia de fomentar la cooperación institucional.Palabras clave: ciencia política, América Latina, investigación. AbstractThis research analyzes the state of Political Science research with a focus on Latin America. To this aim, an unpublished database is presented containing articles published in Spanish and Portuguese journals that are included in JCR or Scimago indexes. First of all, the results show a discipline which is dynamic, theoretically plural, mainly inclined to the study of classic issues within the discipline, and with some methodological failures. On the other hand, it is confirmed the existence of very few journals where to publish, so the creation of specialized ones seems urgent. Furthermore, our empirical findings point out to the necessity of including both under-researched countries and relevant yet underexplored topics (e. g. corruption) in the research agenda. Finally, this work raises the urgency of promoting cooperation at institutional level.

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El estado de la investigación en ciencia política sobre América Latina

Basabe‐Serrano

Huertas

2018

Rev. Esp. Cienc. Polít.

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“…Comparative studies in Latin America and Asia (Helmke and Ríos-Figueroa 2011; Kapiszewski and Taylor 2008;Yeh and Chang 2015) have followed Shapiro (1981) institutional approach that focused analysis on the different functions of courts: conflict resolution, social control, and administrative tasks (Tate 1987). These studies have measured the involvement of courts in politics by assessing the power of the judiciary in society, the level of judicial independence, and the role of courts in the judicialisation of politics.…”

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The Relevance of Criminal Courts in the Global South

Ciocchini¹

2017

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Abstract:The literature on comparative law has a long and robust tradition, but studies comparing courts and judicial systems are scarce. Comparative studies in the Global South, following Shapiro's institutional approach, have aimed to measure the involvement of courts in politics by assessing the power of the judiciary in society, the level of judicial independence, and their role in the context of the judicialization of politics. The focus was on the high courts, including either Constitutional or Supreme Courts. Criminal courts have not received similar attention despite the influence of their everyday decisions on people's lives and their perception of the judicial system. This article argues that developing a comparative approach for criminal courts in the Global South is needed to help understand the role they play in the development of the rule of law and democratic life. This comparative study helps understand the impact of judicial reform programmes in the Global South. These reforms, inspired by a neoliberal paradigm, have focused on improving the efficiency of the courts. The reforms have promoted managerial techniques detrimental to the standards of due process. Any assessment of the impact of the reforms on the courts in the Global South should start by recognising the widely differing settings under which they operate. This context is characterised by serious economic constraints, such as a lack of material and human resources, and a democratic deficit legacy from the past authoritarian regimes, including widespread police abuse and corruption. Given this context, the role of the courts in ensuring due process and the legality of police procedures is crucial. The impact of the judicial reforms promoting managerial rationality in recent decades must be analysed. To examine the role courts are playing in criminal matters, two cases were explored where courts have undergone extensive judicial reforms, Argentina and the Philippines.

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“…Retomando Taylor (2008), sabemos que dois fatores determinam as chances de judicialização de uma política: os custos e os benefícios da política em questão (sendo que, quanto mais concentrados são os custos e mais difusos os benefícios, maiores são as chances de judicialização) e as características institucionais do Judiciário (influenciando a estratégia política, ou seja, a maneira pela qual as cortes serão utilizadas). Acrescentaríamos a esses dois fatores o conhecimento e a familiaridade com tais características institucionais -ou seja, uma vez que os servidores públicos ligados às carreiras jurídicas teriam maior familiaridade e conhecimento dos mecanismos institucionais judiciais, eles tenderiam a se utilizar mais desses mecanismos em suas demandas.…”

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Agenda Suprema – interesses em disputa no controle de constitucionalidade das leis no Brasil

Oliveira

2016

Tempo Soc.

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Neste artigo discutimos os papéis que o Supremo Tribunal Federal (STF) tem desempenhado ao arbitrar interesses em disputa no controle de constitucionalidade das leis, via ações direitas de inconstitucionalidade (ADIs). Para isso, baseamo-nos na análise quantitativa das ADIs julgadas pelo tribunal entre os anos de 1988 e 2014, mapeando o conteúdo de sua agenda decisória, verificando em que medida o Supremo tem feito diferença nas arenas de conflito social e político do país. Concluímos que apesar do Supremo arbitrar importantes disputas sociais e políticas, sua agenda tem sido tomada por uma pauta ligada ao delineamento das carreiras públicas, decidindo sobre expansão ou contenção das prerrogativas da burocracia do Estado. Entre os diversos papéis que a literatura corrente acerca da judicialização da política tem atribuído às supremas cortes ao redor do mundo, num cenário de expansão do poder político do Judiciário, verificamos que no caso do Brasil, mais do que instituição contramajoritária ou instância de implementação de direitos sociais e coletivos, o STF tem desempenhado papel de verdadeiro órgão de deliberação corporativa.

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Doing Courts Justice? Studying Judicial Politics in Latin America

Cited by 100 publications

References 82 publications

El estado de la investigación en ciencia política sobre América Latina

El estado de la investigación en ciencia política sobre América Latina

The Relevance of Criminal Courts in the Global South

Agenda Suprema – interesses em disputa no controle de constitucionalidade das leis no Brasil

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