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Publications: Judiciary

- Introduction

- The Challenge of Judicial Reform

- The Problem of Judicial Reform in Latin America

- The Experience of Latin American Judicial Reform in Latin America

- Some Specific Areas for Further Attention

- Some Unanswered Questions on the Role of Judicial Institutions and Societal Expectations

- Conclusions

- Sources Consulted

Fifteen Years of Judicial Reform in Latin America: Where We are And Why We Haven’t Made More Progress
By
Linn Hammergren

Sources Consulted:
- Alvarez, José E. (1992), “Promoting the ‘Rule of Law’ in Latin America: Problems and Prospects.” The George Washington Journal of International Law and Economics 25: 2, pp 281-331.

- Blair, Harry, and Gary Hansen (1996), Weighing in on the Scales of Justice. USAID/CDIE.

- Colombia, Comisión de Racionalización del Gasto y de las Finanzas Públicas (1996), “El sistema judicial y el gasto público.” Santafé de Bogotá.

- Conroy, Michael, Douglas L. Murray, and Peter M. Rosset (1996), A Cautionary Tale: Failed U.S. Development Policy in Central America. Boulder: Lynne Reinner.

- Correa Sutil, Jorge (1998), “Judicial Reforms in Latin America: Good News for the Underprivileged?” In Guillermo O’Donnell, ed., The (Un) Rule of Law in Latin America. Notre Dame University Press, forthcoming.

- Dakolias, Maria (1995), “A Strategy for Judicial Reform: The Experience in Latin America.” Virginia Journal of International Law, 36:1, pp. 167-231

- Daniels, Stephen and Joanne Martin, Civil Juries and the Politics of Reform. Northwestern University Press, 1995.

- FIEL (Fundación de Investigaciones Económicas Latinoamericanas) (1996), La Reforma del Poder Judicial en la Argentina. Buenos Aires.

- Gardner, James (1980), Legal Imperialism: American Lawyers and Foreign AID in Latin America. Madison: University of Wisconsin.

- GAO (United States General Accounting Office) (1993), “Foreign Assistance: Promoting Judicial Reform to Strengthen Democracies.” (GAO/NSAID-93-194).

- Hammergren, Linn (1997), The Politics of Justice and Justice Reform in Latin America. Westview.

- ____________a, (1998) “Code Reform and Law Revision.” USAID/G/DG, forthcoming.

- ___________ b, (1998) “Judicial Training and Judicial Reform.” USAID/G/DG, forthcoming.

- ___________ c, (1998) “:Institutional Strengthening,.” USAID/G/DG, forthcoming

- __________ d, (1998)”Political Will, Constituency Building, and Public Support in Justice Reform.” USAID/G/DG, forthcoming

- Ibáñez, Perfecto Andrés (1988), Justicia/Conflicto. Madrid: Editorial Tecnos.

- Kagan, Robert A.(1984), The Routinization of Debt Collection: An Essay on Social Change and Conflict in the Courts,” in Law and Society Review, XVIII, 3.

- Llobet Rodríguez, Javier, La reforma procesal penal. San Jose, Costa Rica: Corte Suprema de Justicia, Escuela Judicial, 1993

- Maier, Julio, et al., Reformas procesales en América Latina. Santiago, Chile: Corporación de Promoción Universitaria, 1993

- National Center for State Courts, Lessons Learned. Proceedings of the Second Judicial Roundtable, Williamsburg, Virginia.

- North, Douglass C. (1990), Institutions, Institutional Change and Economic Performance. Cambridge University Press.

- Pastor Prieto, Santos, Ah de la Justicia! Política judicial y economía. Madrid: Editorial Cívitas, 1993.

- Pérez Perdomo, Rogelio (1993), “La justicia en tiempos de globalización: demandas y perspectivas de cambio.” In Inter-American Development Bank, Justicia y desarrollo en América y el Caribe, pp. 137-152, Washington D.C.

- Proyecto Reforma Judicial II, La realidad de la justicia salvadoreña, 1994. San Salvador: Checchi and Company.

- Rico, Jose Me (1993), "Los concejos de la magistratura: análisis crítico y perspectivas para América Latina." Center for Administration of Justice, Florida International University.

- Strier, Franklin (1994), Reconstructing Justice. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.

- Weimer, David L and Aidan R. Vining, Policy Analysis: Concepts and Practice. Prentice Hall, 1989

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