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Virtual Exhibit Hall
Authoritarian Legalism in Latin America
Fri, May 24, 12:30 to 2:00pm, TBASession Submission Type: Panel
Abstract
This panel explores the relevance of legal institutions and courts across different types of regimes in Latin America, with an emphasis on authoritarian polities. Our works cover a range of relevant topics, such as constitutional reform in authoritarian societies; the role of patronage in the Mexican judiciary (1917-1994); the politicization of High Courts in Honduras and Nicaragua, and the role of the Supreme Court under Maduro in Venezuela. These countries offer valuable examples of authoritarian legalism in an era when democratic backsliding has become a global concern. Finally, we include a different example – the Colombian Constitutional Court – to encourage additional comparative reflection.
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Judicial Legitimation of Authoritarian Tendencies: Courts in Contemporary Nicaragua and Honduras - Rachel E Bowen, Ohio State University/Mansfield
From Mentorship to Clientelism: The Degradation of the Patronage System of Judicial Selection in Mexico, 1917-1994 - Andrea Pozas-Loyo, Instituto de Investigaciones Jurídicas (IIJ)-UNAM; Julio Antonio Ríos-Figueroa, Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas (CIDE)
Strategically Prudent Judges in Latin America: Power Expansion in the Colombian Constitutional Court - Juan Carlos Rodríguez-Raga, Universidad de los Andes; Santiago Virgüez Ruiz
High Courts and Autocratic Consolidation: The Venezuelan Supreme Court under Nicolas Maduro’s Rule - Raul A Sanchez Urribarri, La Trobe University
Constitucionalismo autoritario: revisitando debates clásicos y recientes - Armando Chaguaceda Noriega, Universidad de Guanajuato