Courts that Matter: Activists, Judges, and the Politics of Rights Enforcement (Comparative Constitutional Law and Policy)

Sandra Botero

ISBN 10: 1009281992 / ISBN 13: 9781009281997

Published by Cambridge University Press, 2023

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Courts that Matter: Activists, Judges, and the Politics of Rights Enforcement (Comparative Constitutional Law and Policy)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication Date: 2023
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1009281992
• ISBN 13: 9781009281997
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

In Courts that Matter, Sandra Botero tackles a crucial question: Can courts advance socioeconomic rights? Using a rigorous comparative study of the impact of socioeconomic rights rulings in Colombia and Argentina, Botero argues that such decisions can be significantly impactful when courts deploy certain monitoring mechanisms and when legally empowered organizations in civil society are engaged in the outcome. The book includes case studies of landmark rulings on environmental, health, housing, and other socioeconomic rights and charts pathways for broader applicability through comparison with rulings by the Indian Supreme Court. The book demonstrates how Colombian and Argentine highest tribunals have, at times, successfully configured important new political spaces for the effective pursuit of public policy goals, in conjunction and dialogue with other social and political actors. This title is part of the Flip it Open Programme and may also be available Open Access. Check our website Cambridge Core for details.

About the Author

Sandra Botero is Associate Professor at Universidad del Rosario (Bogotá, Colombia). She is the co-editor of The Limits of Judicialization: From Progress to Backlash in Latin America (2022).