Latin America has a long tradition of constitutional reform. Since the democratic transitions of the 1980s, most countries have amended their constitutions at least once, and some have even undergone constitutional reform several times. This book offers a general overview of constitutional reforms in Latin America since 1990.

1: Introduction and Analytical Concepts; 1: Introduction: The Times they are a Changin': Constitutional Transformations in Latin America since the 1990s; 2: Explaining Constitutional Change: Comparing the Logic, Advantages and Shortcomings of Static and Dynamic Approaches; 3: Toward a Theory of Formal Constitutional Change: Mechanisms of Constitutional Adaptation in Latin America; 4: Still the Land of Presidentialism? Executives and the Latin American Constitution; 5: What do we mean when we talk about ‘Critical Constitutionalism'? Some Reflections on the New Latin American Constitutions; 2: Reflections on the New Latin American Constitutionalism from a Historical and Comparative Perspective; 6: Latin American Constitutionalism: Historical Development and Distinctive Traits; 7: Latin American Constitutionalism Then and Now: Promises and Questions 1; 3: Case Studies: The Impact of New Constitutions on Democracy and Governance; 8: Neo-Constitutionalism in Twenty-first Century Venezuela: Participatory Democracy, Deconcentrated Decentralization or Centralized Populism?; 9: New Constitutions and the Transformation of Democracy in Bolivia and Ecuador *; 10: Constitutionalizing Policy: The Brazilian Constitution of 1988 and its Impact on Governance; 11: Change and Continuity in Dominican Constitutions: The 2010 Reform Compared 1; 12: Chile: Democratization through Constitutional Reforms 1; 4: Case Studies: The Empowerment of Courts; 13: Institutional Design and Judicial Behaviour: Constitutional Interpretation of Criminal Due Process Rights in Latin America 1; 14: Constitutional Courts and Constitutional Change: Analysing the Cases of Presidential Re-Election in Latin America *; 5: Case Studies: Rights Revolution and Indigenous State Transformation; 15: Colombia's 1991 Constitution: A Rights Revolution 1; 16: How Does the New Constitutionalism Respond to the Human Rights Challenges Posed by Transnational Corporations?; 17: Plurinational Constitutionalism: A New Era of Indigenous-State Relations?; 18: Turning Legal Pluralism into State-Sanctioned Law: Assessing the Implications of the New Constitutions and Laws in Bolivia and Ecuador; Conclusions