The (un)rule of law and the underprivileged in Latin America
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The (un)rule of law and the underprivileged in Latin America

by Juan E. Méndez, Guillermo A. O'Donnell, Paulo Sérgio de M. S. Pinheiro

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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.