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Can litigation clean rivers? Assessing the policy impact of "the Mendoza case" in Argentina
(CMI Brief vol. 11 no. 3, Report, 2012-05-25)The people of the Matanza-Riachuelo river basin in Argentina live in one of the most polluted places on earth. They suffer from severe health problems, and claim it is because of the polluted air, water and soil. After a ... -
Human Rights Violations and the Paradox of Democratic Transition. A Study of Chile and Argentina
(Research report, Research report, 1994)This comparative analysis of recent transitions to democracy in Argentina and Chile examines (1) the impact of the type of transition on democratic consolidation; (2) how resolving the problem of past human rights violations ... -
Judicial independence and human rights policies in Argentina and Chile
(CMI Working paper, Working paper, 2001)This paper is about how varying degrees of judicial independence may influence policy making in the field of human rights. I explore factors that may account for why some Latin American courts, years after the return to ... -
Litigating the right to a healthy environment assessing the policy impact of "The Mendoza Case"
(CMI Report R 2011:6, Research report, 2011-11-21)This thesis enquires into the policy consequences of the Mendoza case, a public interest litigation case in Argentina, in which several non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and the National Ombudsman demanded action from ... -
See you in court! Holding the military to account in Latin America
(CMI Insight 2016:2, Report, 2016-02-01)The courtroom has become an increasingly common meeting place for retired military officials, and victims and their families who have suffered various forms of abuse at the hands of the military: torture, rape, forced ... -
The Argentine Military in Democracy: Moving Beyond Issues of Civilian Control to a Citizen Soldier Paradigm
(CMI Working Paper WP 2015:7, Working paper, 2015-06-01)Argentina’s transition to democracy in 1983 ended decades of cyclical military interventions in politics. Since then a long and complex process of confrontation, incorporation, and, finally, subordination has established ... -
The Impact of Information and Accountability on Hospital Procurement Corruption in Argentina and Bolivia
(U4 Brief 2008:7, Report, 2008-05-02)Argentina and Bolivia have both attempted to curb corruption in procurement of hospital supplies. With varying degrees of success, their experiences tell a lesson: unless there are consequences attached to identified ... -
What causes Latin America’s high incidence of adolescent pregnancy?
(CMI Brief vol. 16 no. 9, Report, 2017-11-01)Latin America is the only region in the world where adolescent pregnancies are not decreasing. According to a recent article in the Lancet, if the current trend continues, Latin American countries will not fulfill the ...