Juan Carlos Calleros-Alarcón

The Unfinished Transition to Democracy in Latin America examines the political evolution of the judiciary—a usually overlooked political actor—and its capacity to contribute to the process of democratic consolidation in Latin America during the 1990s. Calleros analyses twelve countries to assess the independence, impartiality, political strength, and efficiency of the judicial branch. The picture that emerges—with the one exception of...