Download or read book Courts and Social Transformation in New Democracies written by Roberto Gargarella and published by Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.. This book was released on 2006 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume examines the role of courts as a channel for social transformation for excluded sectors of society in contemporary democracies, with a focus on social rights litigation in post-authoritarian regimes or contexts of fragile state presence.