The Judicialization of Politics in Latin America

Introduction:The Judicialization of Politics in Latin America R.Sieder, L.Schjolden& A.Angell Judicialization of Politics: The Changing Political Role of the Judiciary in Mexico P.Domingo Changing Dynamics:The Political Impact of Costa Rica's Constitutional Court B.M.Wilson The Judicialization of Politics in Colombia: The Old and the New M.Jose Cepeda Espinosa The Judicialization of Chilean Politics: The Rights Revolution That Never Was J.A.Couso Judicialization and Regime Transformation: The Venezuelan Supreme Court R.Perez-Perdomo Petitioning and Creating Rights: Judicialization in Argentina C.Smulovitz Community Justice Institutions and Judicialization: Lessons from Rural Peru J.Faundez Private Conflicts, Public Powers: Domestic Violence in the Courts in Latin America F.Macaulay Constitutionalism, the expansion of Justice and the Judicialization of Politics in Brazil R.B.Arantes The Transnational Dimension of the Judicialization of Politics in Latin America K.Sikkink Afterword G.O'Donnell