Protecting human rights: The legitimacy of judicial system reforms in El Salvador

Bulletin of Latin American Research

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 403-421

  Jackson, D W ^a   Dodson, J M ^a   O'Shaughnessy, L Nuzzi ^b  

^a TEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ST LAWRENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

El Salvador; Human rights; Judicial reform; Liberal democracy; Peace accords; Rule of law

Indexed keywords

DEMOCRACY; HUMAN RIGHTS; LEGAL SYSTEM;

EL SALVADOR;

EID: 0032695842     PISSN: 02613050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0261-3050(98)00038-2     Document Type: Article

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