2010 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

Study on Democratization and Judicial System of Protection of Human Rights in Latin America

Research Project

Project/Area Number	20530025
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
Allocation Type	Single-year Grants
Section	一般
Research Field	Public law
Research Institution	Surugadai University
Principal Investigator	KITAHARA Hitoshi Surugadai University, 法学部, 教授 (50195278)
Project Period (FY)	2008 – 2010
Keywords	憲法 / ラテン・アメリカ / 民主化 / 占領 / 司法制度
Research Abstract	Democratization of Latin America was launched in the late 20th century after the collapse of military dictatorship, with the result that the amparo suit which is characteristic of Latin American judicial system developed itself into an integral part of constitutional justice in many countries of South America. But the Caribbean islands and the Pacific islands dominated by the Spanish Empire, and ceded to the United States in 1898 after the Spanish-American war, had developed their own legal systems modeled on American constitutional law. The Unites States tried to reform these islands according to its constitutional thoughts. In terms of reorientation of governmental arrangements, the democratization and reformation of Japan after the World War II have much in common with these islands.