TY  - CHAP
AB  - Abstract In a country where judicial institutions are known to be inefficient and where activists have traditionally not engaged in legal mobilization, what explains the emergence of NGO strategic litigation? The author argues that a change in the legal opportunity structure impacts how activists interact with the legal system. Comparing two states in Mexico, the author demonstrates that the introduction of private prosecution rights opened the door for activists to litigate femicide cases. The emergence of strategic litigation has helped improve compliance with international human rights law and has had a demonstration effect on how to use the law to press for accountability.
VL  - 82
SN  - 978-1-83982-278-0, 978-1-83982-279-7/1059-4337
DO  - 10.1108/S1059-433720200000082003
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/S1059-433720200000082003
AU  - Michel Verónica
ED  - Austin Sarat
PY  - 2020
Y1  - 2020/01/01
TI  - Judicial Reform and Legal Opportunity Structure: The Emergence of Strategic Litigation against Femicide in Mexico
T2  - Studies in Law, Politics, and Society
T3  - Studies in Law, Politics, and Society
PB  - Emerald Publishing Limited
SP  - 27
EP  - 54
Y2  - 2024/04/24
ER  -