What does Lawfare mean in Latin America? A new framework for understanding the criminalization of progressive political leaders

This article addresses the origins of the term lawfare, as well as different definitions developed in the Global North and the Global South while proposing a conceptualization linked to the particularities of this socio-legal phenomenon in Latin America. Focusing on the cases of Brazil and Argentina...

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Main Author: Vegh Weis, Valeria (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2023
In: Punishment & society
Year: 2023, Volume: 25, Issue: 4, Pages: 909-933
Online Access: Volltext (kostenfrei)
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