Justice Beyond Our Borders

Justice Beyond Our Borders
Author: Christina Biebesheimer
Publisher: IDB
Total Pages: 200
Release: 2000
Genre: History
ISBN: 9781886938809

Improving systems of justice in Latin America is important to consolidate democracy and develop equitable and efficient market economies. Judicial reform involves strengthening the rule of law and developing a moder and transparent juridical process, as well as a system of justice that is impartial, independent, efficient and accessible to all.

Crime and Violence as Development Issues in Latin America and the Caribbean

Crime and Violence as Development Issues in Latin America and the Caribbean
Author: Robert L. Ayres
Publisher: World Bank Publications
Total Pages: 34
Release: 1998
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 9780821341636

Crime and violence have emerged in recent years as major obstacles to development objectives in Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) countries. The paper explicates an agenda for future work that may assist LAC countries by discussing 'policy domains' where action is required. Such domains include reducing urban poverty, targeting efforts on 'at-risk' groups, building or rebuilding social capital, strengthening municipal capacity for combating crime and violence, and reforming the criminal justice system.

Programs and Projects

Programs and Projects
Author: Instituto Latinoamericano para la Prevención del Delito y Tratamiento del Delincuente
Publisher:
Total Pages: 44
Release: 1988*
Genre: Crime prevention
ISBN:

The Judicial Sector in Latin America and the Caribbean

The Judicial Sector in Latin America and the Caribbean
Author: Maria Dakolias
Publisher: World Bank Publications
Total Pages: 96
Release: 1996-01-01
Genre: Law
ISBN: 9780821336120

"Professional analysis of essential elements of judicial reform, as provided in any country-specific review by the World Bank. As political and economic development continue, greater attention needs to be given to judicial reform. Basic elements of judicial reform include: guaranteeing judicial independence through changes in judicial budgeting, judicial appointment, and disciplinary systems; adopting procedural reforms; enhancing public access to justice; incorporating gender issues in the reform process; and redefining/expanding legal education and training"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57.

Institutional Frameworks for Social Policy in Latin America and the Caribbean

Institutional Frameworks for Social Policy in Latin America and the Caribbean
Author: Rodrigo Martínez
Publisher: UN
Total Pages: 312
Release: 2018
Genre: Political Science
ISBN:

Foreword .-- Introduction .-- Part 1. Social policy institutions. -- Chapter I. Institutional framework for social development / Rodrigo Martínez, Carlos Maldonado Valera .-- Chapter II. Social development and social protection institutions in Latin America and the Caribbean: overview and challenges / Rodrigo Martínez, Carlos Maldonado Valera .-- Part 2. Components and institutional framewoek of social protection. -- Chapter III. Labour market regulation and social protection: institutional challenges / Mario D. Velásquez Pinto .-- Chapter IV. Institutional aspects of Latin America's pension systems / Andras Uthoff .-- Chapter V. Care as a pillar of social protection: rights, policies and institutions in Latin America / María Nieves Rico, Claudia Robles .-- Part 3. Policies for specific populations and their institutional framework .-- Chapter VI. Life cycle and social policies: youth institutions in the region / Daniela Trucco .-- Chapter VII. Disability and public policy: institutional progress and challenges in Latin America / Heidi Ullmann .-- Chapter VIII. Latin American Afrodescendants: institutional framework and public policies / Marta Rangel.

Environmental Justice in Latin America

Environmental Justice in Latin America
Author: David V. Carruthers
Publisher: MIT Press
Total Pages: 341
Release: 2008
Genre: Environmental justice
ISBN: 0262033720

Scholars and activists investigate the emergence of a distinctively Latin American environmental justice movement, offering analysis and case studies that illustrate the connections between popular environmental mobilization and social justice in the region.

Globalization and Development

Globalization and Development
Author: José Antonio Ocampo
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Total Pages: 238
Release: 2003
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780804749565

Globalization and Development draws upon the experiences of the Latin American and Caribbean region to provide a multidimensional assessment of the globalization process from the perspective of developing countries. Based on a study by the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), this book gives a historical overview of economic development in the region and presents both an economic and noneconomic agenda that addresses disparity, respects diversity, and fosters complementarity among regional, national, and international institutions. For orders originating outside of North America, please visit the World Bank website for a list of distributors and geographic discounts at http://publications.worldbank.org/howtoorder or e-mail [email protected].