Institutional Reforms and Judicial Instability in Latin America

• In Event: Rethinking Political Institutions in Latin America

Brief Overview

We analyze all constitutional reforms affecting Supreme Courts and Constitutional Tribunals in Latin America since 1925. Reforms often undermine judicial independence because they create opportunities for parties to politicize the courts

Authors

• Anibal Perez-Linan, University of Notre Dame

• Andrea Castagnola, Universidad Torcuato Di Tella