The Oxford Handbook of Constitutional Law in Latin America

Constitutional law in Latin America embodies a mosaic of national histories, political experiments, and institutional transitions. No matter how distinctive these histories and transitions might be, there are still commonalities that transcend the mere geographical contiguity of these countries.

This Handbook depicts the constitutional landscape of Latin America by shedding light on its most important differences and affinities, qualities and drawbacks, and by assessing its overall standing in the global enterprise of democratic constitutionalism. It engages with substantive and methodological conundrums of comparative constitutional law in the region, drawing meaningful comparisons between constitutional traditions. The volume is divided into two main parts. Part I focuses on exploring the constitutions for seventeen jurisdictions, offering a comprehensive country-by-country critique of the historical foundations, institutional architecture, and rights-based substantive identity of each constitution. Part II presents comparative analyses on the most controversial constitutional topics of the region, exploring central concepts in institutions and rights.

The Oxford Handbook of Constitutional Law in Latin America is an essential resource for scholars and students of comparative constitutional law, and Latin American politics and history Written by leading experts, it comprehensively examines constitutions, controversies, institutions, and constitutional rights in Latin America.

Part I Constitutions
1. Argentina, Juan F. Gonz?lez Bertomeu
2. Bolivia, Joshua Braver
3. Brazil, Virg?lio Afonso da Silva and Thomaz Pereira
4. Chile, Domingo Lovera Parmo
5. Columbia, Antonio Barreto-Rozo
6. Costa Rica, Bruce M. Wilson and Olman Rodriguez Loaiza
7. Cuba, Julio C?sar Guanche
8. Ecuador, Daniela Salazar
9. Mexico, Francisca Pou Gim?nez
10. Paraguay, Daniel Mendon?a
11. Peru, Camila Gianella Malca and Ursula Baertl Espinoza
12. Uruguay, Gianella Bardazano
13. Venezuela, Ana Cristina N??ez M. and Rogelio P?rez-Perdomo
Part II Constitutional Controversies
A. Comparing Constitutions in Latin America
14. Latin American Constitutional Traditions, Roberto Gargarella
15. Constitution-Making in Latin America, Gabriel L. Negretto
16. Authoritarian Constitutionalism, Julio R?os-Figueroa and Andrea Pozas-Loyo
17. Latin American New Constitutionalism, Javier Couso
18. Foreign Capital and Constitutions, Helena Alviar Garc?a
B. Institutions
19. Presidentialism and Hyper-Presidentialism, Marcelo Alegre and Nahuel Maisley
20. Elections, Fernando Limongi and Jos? Cheibub
21. Courts and Judicial Independence, Matthew M.Taylor
22. Courts and Judicial Manipulation, Gretchen Helmke
23. Judicialization of Politics, Diana Kapiszewski and Katja Newman
24. Strategic Litigation and Social Change, Diana Rodriguez Franco and C?sar Rodr?guez Garavito
25. Access to Justice, Luciana Gross Cunha
26. Federalist and Unitary States, Marta Arretche
27. Local Government, Gabriela Lotta and Vanessa Elias de Oliveira
28. Constitutions and Public Policies, Rog?rio Arantes and Cl?udio Couto
29. Constitutions and Foreign Affairs, Dawisson Bel?m Lopes and Mario Schettino Valente
30. Constitutions and International Law, Alejandro Chehtman
C. Rights
31. Proportionality and Balancing, Laura Cl?rico
32. Property and Land, Maria Paula Saffon
33. Freedom of expression, Ramiro ?lvarez Ugarte
34. Privacy, Diego Werneck Arguelhes and Luiz Fernando Marrey Moncau
35. Right to Information and Transparency, Ramiro ?lvarez Ugarte
36. Immigration and Citizenship, Deisy Ventura and Camila Baraldi
37. Political Participation and Democratic Innovation, Leonardo Avritzer and Cl?udia Feres Faria
38. Due Process, ?ngel R. Oquendo
39. Prisoners Rights, Ma?ra Machado
40. Equality, Octavio Luiz Motta Ferraz
41. Sex Equality, Isabel Cristina Jaramillo Sierra
42. Race Discrimination, Tanya Kater? Hern?ndez
43. Social Rights, Daniel M. Brinks
44. The Right to Health, Alicia Ely Yamin
45. Environment, Danielle H. Rached and Conrado H?bner Mendes
46. Abortion, Agustina Ram?n Michel
47. Multicultural Constitutions, Daniel Bonilla Maldonado
Part III Comparative Viewpoints
48. A View from South Africa, Jackie Dugard
49. Judicial Independence in Latin America: A View from Asia, Shylashri Shankar
50. Latin American Constitutionalism: A US Perspective, Tom Ginsburg
51. A View from Northern Europe, Siri Gloppen
52. A View from Western Europe, Michaela Hailbronner
53. Latin America: The Shifting Constitutional Continenta