Economic reform and judicial governance in Brazil: Balancing independence with accountability

Democratization and the Judiciary: The Accountability Function of Courts in New Democracies

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages 117-131

  Santiso, Carlos ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84905540417     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203485408     Document Type: Chapter

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