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Judicial Independence and Human Rights in Latin America
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This comparative analysis, focusing on Argentina, Chile, and Uruguay, explores the complex relationship between executive politics and judicial action, showing that judicial independence is a crucial
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- Authors
- Skaar, E.
- Corresponding author
- Skaar, Elin
- ORCID
- Skaar, Elin
- Venue
- Palgrave Macmillan US eBooks
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan US
- Published
- 2011
- OpenAlex
- W2490946820
- Cited by
- 49
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- 0
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2025: 3 · 2024: 2 · 2023: 2 · 2022: 1 · 2021: 3 · 2020: 3 · 2019: 2 · 2018: 7 · 2017: 3 · 2016: 3 · 2015: 8 · 2014: 5 · 2013: 2 · 2012: 2
- FWCI
- 8.68
- Type
- book
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Licence
- www.springer.com/tdm (tdm)
- Locations
- Palgrave Macmillan US eBooks (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Law › Judicial and Constitutional Studies
- Social Sciences › Political Science and International Relations › Comparative constitutional jurisprudence studies
- Social Sciences › Political Science and International Relations › Political Dynamics in Latin America
- Keywords
- judicial independence, human rights, executive-judiciary relations, executive politics, Latin America, Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, comparative constitutional law
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