Cuerpo y derecho : Legislación y jurisprudencia en América Latina

Luisa Cabal, Julieta Lemaitre Ripoll, Mónica del Pilar Roa López
2001 | Universidad de los Andes

En los países latinoamericanos con sistemas legales derivados del derecho romano y europeo continental, donde la ley es la principal fuente de derecho, persiste la idea de que los jueces son agentes instrumentales cuya función consiste simplemente en aplicar la ley de manera objetiva, apolítica y ...

Bodies on Trial: Reproductive Rights in Latin American Courts

Center for Reproductive Rights, Universidad de los Andes, Facultad de Derecho, Luisa Cabal, Julieta Lemaitre Ripoll, Mónica del Pilar Roa López, Isabel Cristina Jaramillo Sierra
2003 | Center for Reproductive Rights

What Role Can International Litigation Play in the Promotion and Advancement of Reproductive Rights in Latin America?

Luisa Cabal, Mónica del Pilar Roa López, Lilian Sepúlveda-Oliva
2003

During the past decades, legal advocacy has played a critical role in changing the realities of women's reproductive lives in countries worldwide. The courts may be an excellent venue for bringing about change, especially where there is a disconnect between international, constitutional, or ...