01373     2200253   4500001002100000005001500021035002000036008004100056020001800097041000800115082001500123084002100138100002100159245009700180260005100277300003500328500002300363504001400386520055900400650008100959650002901040990002501069990002501094INLIS00000000000257620221109103049  a0010-0520002576221109                |          | eng    a0-521-82059-6  aeng  a347.820 12  a347.820 12 HEL c0 aHelmke, Gretchen1 aCourts under Constraints :bJudges, Generals, And Presidents In Argentina /cGretchen Helmke  aCambridge :bCambridge University Press,c2005  axv, 221p. :b: illus, ;c23cm.  aIndeks : p.209-221  ap.195-207  aLatin Amerca's courts are in crisis. Inadequate material resources and infrastructure, outdated procedures, case backlog, corruption, politicization, and cronyism are among the many problems that judiciaries face. Although such difficulties are hardly new to the region, over the last decade the image of the judiciary has grown decidedly worse. According to a recent survey published in The Economist, the percentage of Latin American citizens that has confidence in the judiciary has fallen from approximately 35 percent in 1996 to around 20 percent in 4aPolitical questions and judicial power - Argentina - History - 20th century. 4aCivil-military relations  a09273/MKRI-P/XI-2008  a09273/MKRI-P/XI-2008