Radical Deprivation on Trial: The Impact of Judicial Activism on Socioeconomic Rights in the Global South

This book is an empirical study of contributions by courts in the Global South to comparative constitutionalism. It offers an analytical and comparative framework for understanding these constitutional innovations and illustrates them with a detailed qualitative study of the most ambitious case in constitutional adjudication in Latin America over the last decade: the Colombian Constitutional Court's structural injunction affecting the rights of over 5 million internally displaced people in Colombia, and its implementation process. While the ruling (known as T-025 in Colombia) was handed down in 2004, its monitoring process continues to this day. This book traces the case's evolution over the last ten years from its origin to its effects on law, policy, politics, and public opinion. The far-reaching insights from this case study will be of interest to scholars of comparative constitutionalism as well as leading constitutional courts around the world.

Author: César Rodríguez-Garavito, Diana Rodríguez-Franco
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 10/22/2015
Pages: 234
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.06lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.56d
ISBN: 9781107078888

About the Author
Rodríguez-Garavito, César: - Cesar Rodríguez-Garavito is an associate professor and founding director of the Program on Global Justice and Human Rights at the University of the Andes, Colombia, and a founding member of the Center for Law, Justice, and Society (Dejusticia). He is the author of numerous articles and co-editor of several books including Law and Society in Latin America (2015), Balancing Wealth and Health (2014) and Law and Globalization from Below (2005).Rodríguez-Franco, Diana: - Diana Rodríguez-Franco is a PhD candidate in sociology at Northwestern University, Illinois and an affiliate researcher at the Center for Law, Justice, and Society (Dejusticia). Her research focuses on the political economy of development, comparative environmental politics, sociology of law, and human rights. She is the author of several articles including 'Dependency Theory' (forthcoming, with James Mahoney) and 'Globalizing Intellectual Property Rights: The Politics of Law and Public Health'.