Ever since the arrest of General Augusto Pinochet by British authorities in October 1998—and
the trial that followed it over the next two years—the judicialization of Chilean politics has …

After a long tradition of distance from state legality, over the last couple of decades various
marginalised groups in Latin America have been turning to law and the courts in the hope that …

Over the last few decades, the notion that courts should be entitled to declare the unconstitutionality
of laws and decrees in violation of the constitution has reached a truly global scope. …

The notion that democratization depends to some extent on law was ‘discovered’by political
scientists rather late in the proceedings. In fact, only when the so-called ‘third wave of …

Over the last few decades, the world has experienced a remarkable process of globalization
of law - in particular, constitutional law - due to the emergence of what amounts to a human …

As we know, the world we live in is characterized by wide socioeconomic inequalities both
within the different countries and among them. In fact, according to recent studies, since the …

Just one year ago, former Chilean dictator General August0 Pinochet was enjoying a period
of relative calm and tranquility, safe from prosecution due to his senile dementia, which was …

Law Theory Society GRIFFITH LAW REVIEW Law Theory Society Symposium-Law and
Anarchy: Legal Order and the Idea of a Stateless Society Anarchism as a Research Program in …

Of the many Latin American states that experienced military dictatorships and subsequent
democratic transitions during the 1970s and 1980s, Chile represents a paradigmatic case …

1990s. by Jodi Finkel). The two books under review continue on this path in a remarkable
way since—in addition to analyzing the specific politics of the judiciary in several countries of …