The judicial response to police killings in Latin America : inequality and the rule of law / Daniel M. Brinks.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Brinks, Daniel M., 1961-
Language:English
Published: New York : Cambridge University Press, 2008.
Subjects:
Police shootings > Argentina.
Police shootings > Brazil.
Police shootings > Uruguay.
Physical Description:xi, 289 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Effectiveness and inequality in the legal system
  • Charting injustice in Argentina, Brazil, and Uruguay
  • Informational and normative shifts across jurisdictions
  • Buenos Aires : political interference and informational dependence
  • São Paulo : normative autonomy and informational failures
  • Uruguay : strong results from a weak system
  • Córdoba : high levels of inequality in a strong system
  • Salvador da Bahia : social cleansing under political and judicial indifference
  • Binding leviathan.