Domestic politics and international human rights tribunals : the problem of compliance / by Hillebrecht, Courtney, PALCI EBSCO books

Table of Contents: “…Human rights tribunals and the challenge of compliance -- Explaining compliance with human rights tribunals -- Domestic institutions and patterns of compliance -- Compliance as a signal of states' human rights commitments : Uribe's Columbia -- Leveraging international law's legitimacy to change policies: -- The bitter pill of compliance: preferences for human rights, democracy, and the rule of law -- Compliance failures: Russia, Italy and Brazil and the politics of non-compliance -- Conclusion: the European and Inter-American courts in context.…”
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The Obama administration and the Americas : agenda for change /

Table of Contents: “…Erikson -- Responding to the challenge in Haiti / Juan Gabriel Valdés -- Cuba in transition : the role of external actors / Marifeli Pérez-Stable -- Turning the symbol around : returning Guantánamo Bay to Cuba / Bert Hoffman -- Engaging Venezuela : 2009 and beyond / Jennifer McCoy -- The United States and Bolivia : test case for change / George Gray Molina -- The rule of law in Mexico : challenges for the Obama administration / Carlos Elizondo and Ana Laura Magaloni -- Part III. …”
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Democracy and its Discontents in Latin America. by Foweraker, Joe, PALCI EBSCO books

Table of Contents: “…Title Page ; Copyright page ; Contents; Tables and Figures; Tables; Table 3.1 Mean Tax Revenue Across Latin America, 1990−2010; Table 3.2 Public Support for the Evasion of Taxes; Table 3.3 Policy Effectiveness; Table 3.4 The Rule of Law; Table 4.1 Regional Inequality in Latin American Countries, 2000−2010; Table 4.2 Regional Inequality in Global Perspective, 2000−2010; Table 4.3 Effect of Inequality on Government Spending (percentage of GDP); Table 4.4 Interactive Effect of Inequality and Electoral Institutionson Government Spending (percentage of GDP)…”
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