Lawfare : : the criminalization of democratic politics in the global south / / Raul Zaffaroni, Cristina Caamano and Valeria Vegh Weis.
"In The Criminalization of Democratic Politics in the Global South, Zaffaroni, Caamaño and Vegh Weis offer an account of the misuse of the law to criminalize progressive political leaders in Latin America. Indeed, more and more popular political leaders in the region end up imprisoned or perse...
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| Superior document: | Studies in Critical Social Sciences |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Leiden ;, Boston : : Brill,, [2023] |
| Year of Publication: | 2023 |
| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Studies in Critical Social Sciences
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (163 pages) |
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| Summary: | "In The Criminalization of Democratic Politics in the Global South, Zaffaroni, Caamaño and Vegh Weis offer an account of the misuse of the law to criminalize progressive political leaders in Latin America. Indeed, more and more popular political leaders in the region end up imprisoned or persecuted, even while in power. Inacio Lula da Silva, former President of Brazil and author of the preface, is the quintaessential case of this worrying process. Despite the centrality of this juridical-political phenomenon in Latin America, it is hardly known to the Anglo-Saxon public. This book seeks to fill this gap. In an accessible style, the authors deconstruct the judicial language and the main problematics of lawfare, calling attention to the fact that it might end up demolishing the rule of law for the sake of fostering the most cruel forms of neoliberalism"-- |
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| ISBN: | 9004535152 |
| Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
| Statement of Responsibility: | Raul Zaffaroni, Cristina Caamano and Valeria Vegh Weis. |