Roberto Gargarella is no longer affiliated with CMI.
Publications
![Punishment, Deliberative Democracy & The Jury](http://www.cmi.no/img/150/6797-11572.jpg)
Journal Article | 2013
Punishment, Deliberative Democracy & The Jury
Roberto Gargarella (2013)
in Criminal Law & Philosophy (2013)
![The Constitution of Inequality: Constitutionalism in the Americas, 1776-1860](/images/icons/publication-146.png)
Journal Article | 2005
The Constitution of Inequality: Constitutionalism in the Americas, 1776-1860
Roberto Gargarella (2005)
in International Journal of Constitutional Law vol. 3 no. 1 January pp. 1-23
![Towards a typology of Latin American constitutionalism: 1810-1860](/images/icons/publication-146.png)
Journal Article | 2004
Towards a typology of Latin American constitutionalism: 1810-1860
Roberto Gargarella (2004)
in Latin American Research Review vol. 39 no. 2 pp. 141-154
![Reworking Pettit's republicanism](/images/icons/publication-146.png)
Journal Article | 2004
Reworking Pettit's republicanism
Roberto Gargarella (2004)
in Associations vol. 8 no. 1 pp. 101-115
![Dificultad, inutilidad y necesidad de la reforma](/images/icons/publication-146.png)
Journal Article | 2004
Dificultad, inutilidad y necesidad de la reforma
Roberto Gargarella (2004)
in Lexis Nexis vol. 8 no. 3 pp. 57-61
![Por què el fallo alais es (juridicamente) inaceptable](/images/icons/publication-146.png)
Journal Article | 2004
Por què el fallo alais es (juridicamente) inaceptable
Roberto Gargarella (2004)
in Lexis Nexis, JA vol. 1 no. 3 pp. 40-44
![Introduction : the accountability function of the courts in new democracies](http://www.cmi.no/img/150/1768-Democratization-and-the-judiciary.jpg)
Journal Article | 2003
Introduction : the accountability function of the courts in new democracies
This special issue examines the political role of courts in new democracies in Latin America and Africa, focussing on their ability to hold political power-holder accountable when they act outside...
Siri Gloppen; Roberto Gargarella and Elin Skaar (2003)
in Democratization vol. 10 no. 4 pp. 1-6
![The Latin American Casebook. Courts, Constitutions, and Rights](http://www.cmi.no/img/150/10269-The-Latin-American-Casebook.jpg)
Edited Book | 2016
The Latin American Casebook. Courts, Constitutions, and Rights
Traditionally relegated because of political pressure and public expectations, courts in Latin America are increasingly asserting a stronger role in public and political discussions. This casebook takes account of this...
Juan González-Bertomeu, Roberto Gargarella (2016)
Taylor and Francis 270 p.
![Latin American Constitutionalism (1810-2010): The Engine Room of the Constitution](http://www.cmi.no/img/150/6793-VisBildeServlet.jpg)
Book | 2013
Latin American Constitutionalism (1810-2010): The Engine Room of the Constitution
Latin America possesses an enormously rich constitutional history, one that has only recently become the subject of scholarly inquiry. As noted legal theorist Roberto Gargarella contends, contemporary constitutional and political...
Roberto Gargarella (2013)
Oxford: Oxford University Press 298 p.
![The legal foundations of inequality. Constitutionalism in the Americas 1776-1860](http://www.cmi.no/img/150/1550-Legal-Foundations-or-Inequality.jpg)
Book | 2010
The legal foundations of inequality. Constitutionalism in the Americas 1776-1860
The long revolutionary movements that gave birth to constitutional democracies in the Americas were founded on egalitarian constitutional ideals. They claimed that all men were created equal and with similar...
Roberto Gargarella (2010)
New York: Cambridge Univ. Press 273 p.
![Courts and power in Latin America and Africa](http://www.cmi.no/img/150/1162-Courts-and-power-in-latin-america-and-africa.jpg)
Book | 2010
Courts and power in Latin America and Africa
Why do courts hold political power-holders accountable in some democratic and democratizing countries, but not in others? And, why do some courts remain very timid while others—under seemingly similar circumstances—become...
Siri Gloppen, Bruce M. Wilson, Roberto Gargarella, Elin Skaar, and Morten Kinander (2010)
New York: Palgrave Macmillan 231 p.
![De la Injusticia Penal a la Justicia Social](http://www.cmi.no/img/150/1729-Injusticia-penal.jpg)
Book | 2008
De la Injusticia Penal a la Justicia Social
Roberto Gargarella (2008)
Bogota: Siglo del Hombre Editores /Universidad de los Andes 341 p.
![El Derecho a la Igualdad](/images/icons/publication-146.png)
Edited Book | 2007
El Derecho a la Igualdad
Roberto Gargarella and M. Alegre (Eds.) (2007)
Buenos Aires: Lexis Nexis
![Courts and Social Transformation in New Democracies. An Institutional Voice for the Poor?](http://www.cmi.no/img/150/42-Courts-and-Social-Transformation.jpg)
Edited Book | 2006
Courts and Social Transformation in New Democracies. An Institutional Voice for the Poor?
Using case studies drawn from Latin America, Africa, India and Eastern Europe, this volue examines the role of courts as a channel for social transformation for excluded sectors of society...
Roberto Gargarella, Pilar Domingo and Theunis Roux, editors (2006)
Aldershot/Burlington: Ashgate 311 p.
![Los Fundamentos Legales de la Desigualdad. El Constitucionalismo en America (1776-1860)](http://www.cmi.no/img/150/46-Los-fundamentos-legales-de-la-desigualdad.jpg)
Book | 2005
Los Fundamentos Legales de la Desigualdad. El Constitucionalismo en America (1776-1860)
Roberto Gargarella (2005)
Madrid: Siglo 304 p.
![Democratization and the judiciary. The accountability function of courts in new democracies](http://www.cmi.no/img/150/17650-Cover-page-Democratization-and-the-Judiciary-2004.jpg)
Edited Book | 2004
Democratization and the judiciary. The accountability function of courts in new democracies
This volume examines the political role of courts in new democracies in Latin America and Africa. Are the courts able to hold political power-holders accountable when they act outside of...
Siri Gloppen, Roberto Gargarella and Elin Skaar (eds.) (2004)
London: Frank Cass 210 p.
![Nuevas ideas republicanas](/images/icons/publication-146.png)
Edited Book | 2004
Nuevas ideas republicanas
Roberto Gargarella, F. Ovejero and J.L. Martí (eds.) (2004)
Barcelona: Paidós
![Derecho constitucional](/images/icons/publication-146.png)
Edited Book | 2004
Derecho constitucional
Roberto Gargarella, D. Sabsay et al. (eds.) (2004)
Buenos Aires
![Democratization and the Judiciary. The Accountability Function of Courts in New Democracies. Special issue of 'Democratization 'vol.10 (2003) no.4](http://www.cmi.no/img/150/1768-Democratization-and-the-judiciary.jpg)
Edited Book | 2003
Democratization and the Judiciary. The Accountability Function of Courts in New Democracies. Special issue of 'Democratization 'vol.10 (2003) no.4
This special issue examines the political role of courts in new democracies in Latin America and Africa. Are the courts able to hold political power-holders accountable when they act outside...
Siri Gloppen, Roberto Gargarella and Elin Skaar (2003)
London: Frank Cass 234 p.
![Constitutional grafts and social rights in Latin America](http://www.cmi.no/img/150/6795-781952108.gif)
Book Chapter | 2013
Constitutional grafts and social rights in Latin America
The 1917 Mexican Constitution, which was adopted after a revolutionary period, decisively changed the history of Latin American constitutional- ism. Gradually, following its adoption, most countries in the region began...
Roberto Gargarella (2013)
in Elgar Press: Order from Transfer. Comparative constitutional design and legal culture. Northhampton: Elgar Press pp. 322-457
![Human rights, international courts and deliberative democracy](http://www.cmi.no/img/150/9658-Transitional-Justice.png)
Book Chapter | 2012
Human rights, international courts and deliberative democracy
Roberto Gargarella (2012)
in Nicola Palmer, Phil Clark and Danielle Granville, eds.: Critical perspectives in transitional justice. Antwerp: Intersentia pp. 101-118
![Dialogic justice in the enforcement of social rights: Some initial arguments](http://www.cmi.no/img/150/1937-9780979639555.jpg)
Book Chapter | 2011
Dialogic justice in the enforcement of social rights: Some initial arguments
Roberto Gargarella (2011)
in Alicia Ely Yamin and Siri Gloppen, eds.: Litigating health rights. Can courts bring more justice to health?. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard Univ. Press pp. 232-245
![The Right of Resistance in Situations of Severe Deprivation](/images/icons/publication-146.png)
Book Chapter | 2007
The Right of Resistance in Situations of Severe Deprivation
Roberto Gargarella (2007)
in T. Pogge (Ed.): Freedom from Poverty as a Human Right: Who Owes What to the Very Poor? Oxford: Oxford Univ. Press pp.359-374
![La Lectura Mayoritaria del Estado de Derecho](/images/icons/publication-146.png)
Book Chapter | 2007
La Lectura Mayoritaria del Estado de Derecho
Roberto Gargarella (2007)
in M. Melero (Ed.): Democracia, Deliberacion y Diferencia. Madrid no. 17-35
![El Derecho de Resistencia](/images/icons/publication-146.png)
Book Chapter | 2007
El Derecho de Resistencia
Roberto Gargarella (2007)
in F. Cante and L. Ortiz (Eds.): Umbrales de Reconciliacion, Perspectivas de Accion Politica Noviolenta. Bogota: CEPI
![Expresiones de Violencia en un Contexto de Fragmentacion Social](/images/icons/publication-146.png)
Book Chapter | 2007
Expresiones de Violencia en un Contexto de Fragmentacion Social
Roberto Gargarella (2007)
in Derechos Humanos en la Argentina. Informe Anual . Cels, Siglo. Buenos Aires vol. XXI
![What is the Opposite of a Perfectionist Society?](/images/icons/publication-146.png)
Book Chapter | 2007
What is the Opposite of a Perfectionist Society?
Roberto Gargarella (2007)
in Andreas Sajò, (Ed.): Censorial Sensitivities: Free Speech and Religion in a Fundamentalist World. Utrecht: Eleven International Publisher pp. 131-147
![Theories of Democracy, the Judiciary and Social Rights](/images/icons/publication-146.png)
Book Chapter | 2006
Theories of Democracy, the Judiciary and Social Rights
Roberto Gargarella (2006)
in Roberto Gargarella, Pilar Domingo and Theunis Roux, editors: Courts and Social Transformation in New Democracies. An Institutional Voice for the Poor?. Aldershot/Burlington: Ashgate pp. 13-34
![Courts, Rights and Social Transformation: Concluding Reflections](/images/icons/publication-146.png)
Book Chapter | 2006
Courts, Rights and Social Transformation: Concluding Reflections
Roberto Gargarella, Pilar Domingo and Theunis Roux (2006)
in Roberto Gargarella, Pilar Domingo and Theunis Roux, editors: Courts and Social Transformation in New Democracies. An Institutional Voice for the Poor?. Aldershot/Burlington: Ashgate pp. 255-281
![Should Deliberate Democrats Defend the Judicial Enforcement of Social Rights?](/images/icons/publication-146.png)
Book Chapter | 2006
Should Deliberate Democrats Defend the Judicial Enforcement of Social Rights?
Roberto Gargarella (2006)
in Samantha Besson , Jose Luis Marti and Verena Seller (Eds.): Deliberate Democracy and its Discontents. Aldershot/Burlington: Ashgate pp. 233-252
![Introduction : The accountability function of the courts in new democracies](/images/icons/publication-146.png)
Book Chapter | 2004
Introduction : The accountability function of the courts in new democracies
The book examines the political role of courts in new democracies in Latin America and Africa, focussing on their ability to hold political power-holder accountable when they act outside their...
Siri Gloppen, Roberto Gargarella and Elin Skaar (2004)
in Siri Gloppen, Roberto Gargarella and Elin Skaar (eds.): Democratization and the judiciary. The accountability function of courts in new democracies. London: Frank Cass pp. 1-6
![In search of democratic justice - what courts should not do: Argentina, 1983-2002](/images/icons/publication-146.png)
Book Chapter | 2004
In search of democratic justice - what courts should not do: Argentina, 1983-2002
Roberto Gargarella (2004)
in Siri Gloppen, Roberto Gargarella and Elin Skaar (eds.): Democratization and the judiciary: The accountability function of courts in new democracies. London: Frank Cass pp. 181-197
![Albert W. Dzur: Punishment, participatory democracy & the jury](http://www.cmi.no/img/150/6799-10611-061-003.jpg)
Book Review | 2014
Albert W. Dzur: Punishment, participatory democracy & the jury
Roberto Gargarella (2014)
in Crime, Law & Social Change vol. Volume 61 no. Issue 1 pp. 110-111
![Mano Dura Sobre el Castigo](/images/icons/publication-146.png)
Journal Article | 2007
Mano Dura Sobre el Castigo
Roberto Gargarella (2007)
in Nueva Doctrina Penal no. 2
![Un Dialogo Sobre la Ley y la Protesto Social](/images/icons/publication-146.png)
Journal Article | 2007
Un Dialogo Sobre la Ley y la Protesto Social
Roberto Gargarella (2007)
in Post-Data no. 12 pp. 107-139
![Como no Deberia Pensarse el Derecho a la Igualdad](/images/icons/publication-146.png)
Journal Article | 2007
Como no Deberia Pensarse el Derecho a la Igualdad
Roberto Gargarella (2007)
in Jurisprudencia Argentina no. 4 Suppl. pp. 67-72
Projects
![Juridification and Social Citizenship](http://www.cmi.no/img/150/2067-justice-image.jpg)
Juridification and Social Citizenship
Jan 2011 - Jan 2020
![Abortion Rights Lawfare in Latin America](http://www.cmi.no/img/150/10527-aborto.jpg)
Abortion Rights Lawfare in Latin America
Jul 2014 - Jun 2017
![Litigating the Right to Health](http://www.cmi.no/img/150/10548-6636763347-c713f79b8b-b.jpg)
Litigating the Right to Health
Jan 2008 - Jan 2012
Accountability functions of courts
Jul 2003 - Dec 2008
Courts in transition
Jan 2005 - Dec 2005
The Political Role of the South African Courts
Jan 2003 - Dec 2005
The political role of courts in South Africa
Sep 2002 - Aug 2005
![Democratization and the Judiciary](http://www.cmi.no/img/150/10592-de.jpg)
Democratization and the Judiciary
Jan 2002 - Dec 2003