(Un)Rule Of Law and the Underprivileged In Latin America (Kellogg Institute Series on Democracy and Development)

This Thorough Discussion Of Democracies With Truncated Citizenship In Latin America Depicts And Considers Overcoming Various Kinds Of Violence And Discrimination And Analyzes Various Avenues To Institutional Judicial Reform. The Main Conclusion, Reached After Detailed Analyses Of Various Kinds Of Issues And Underprivileged Groups, Is That The Democratic Rule Of Law Is Both A Worthy And Difficult Goal Still To Be Achieved.--jacket. Problems Of Lawless Violence: Introduction / J. Méndez -- Torture And Conditions Of Detention In Latin America / N. Rodley -- Comments On Rodley / L. Bolivar O. -- Defining The Role Of The Police In Latin America / Comments On Chevigny / J.brodeur -- The Rule Of Law And The Underprivileged In Latin America: A Rural Perspective / R. Plant -- Overcoming Discrimination: Introduction / R. Cook -- Indigenous Peoples And The Rule Of Law In Latin America: Do They Have A Chance? / J. Dandler -- Comments On Dandler / S. Davis. Overcoming The Discrimination Against Women In Mexico: A Task For Sisyphus / M. Acosta -- Comments On Acosta / D. Thomas -- Color And The Rule Of Law In Brazil / P. Fry -- Comments On Fry / J. Dassin -- Institutional Reform, Including Access To Justice: Introduction / J. Méndez -- International Aspects Of Current Efforts At Judicial Reform: Undermining Justice In Haiti / R. Brody -- Comments On Brody And A Discussion Of International Reform Efforts / L. Franco -- Judicial Reforms In Latin America: Good News For The Underprivileged? / J. Sutil -- Access To Justice For The Poor In Latin America / A. Garro -- Polyarchies And The (un)rule Of Law In Latin America: A Partial Conclusion / G. O'donnell. Edited By Juan E. Méndez, Guillermo O'donnell, And Paulo Sérgio Pinheiro. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.