When courts go green
Are crimes against the environment crimes against humanity? The International Criminal Court thinks so. Now what?
Are crimes against the environment crimes against humanity? The International Criminal Court thinks so. Now what?
Though there are good reasons for Latin Americans to cheer a Trump defeat in the November 8 US presidential election, a Hillary Clinton presidency will not come at zero cost for Latin America.
La reforma que instauró la inscripción automática ha debilitado a las instituciones y ha hecho que el padrón electoral que tenemos hoy sea menos confiable que el que existió, incluso, cuando se recuperó la democracia en 1988.
Local elections in Chile have traditionally served as a test of the incumbent party. But this year, with both the governing and the opposition party coalitions dogged by corruption scandals, anything can happen.
Porque sus candidaturas se sustentan en sus trayectorias más que en sus propuestas de futuro -y en sus fortalezas históricas más que en su potencial electoral actual-, los ex presidentes siempre son reacios a realizar primarias.
A diferencia de medidas populistas que buscan devolver poder a la gente debilitando la democracia representativa, la elección directa de intendentes es un paso que ayuda a fortalecer la noción de que la democracia consiste en escoger líderes que tomen decisiones en el ámbito ejecutivo y legislativo.
Protestas callejeras, plebiscitos con resultados sorprendentes, caudillos antisistema: ¿y si el colapso fuera del Estado, y no del sistema democrático?
The October 2nd plebiscite and its stunningly low voter turnout demonstrated the inherent weaknesses of popular referenda and the need to think creatively about how to restore people’s participation in the electoral process.
Last Sunday Colombians shocked the world by voting against the peace agreement that President Juan Manuel Santos and the FARC leaders have been negotiating for four years.