... together derive their current political situations. Therefore, in order to comprehend their present political conditions and their effect on society we need to analyze the different trends of their transitions to democracy and how these have influenced their current political situations. First ... in July 1987. Unlike their counterparts in other Latin American countries, Colombia's Christian democratic, social democratic, and Marxist parties were always weak and insignificant. In addition, Constitutional amendments and the evolution of Colombia's political culture reinforced its highly ...

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... principles of the third wave of democratization. In this paper, inclusion will represent all adults having the right to vote in free and fair elections. (Dahl, 1989) Particularly focusing on the inclusion of minorities in politics through proper implementation of their institutional ... without horizontal accountability only creates disaffection with the government or the regime. Therefore, this essay will only concentrate on horizontal accountability as we assume vertical accountability as a natural indicator of the scope of inclusion of a state. First and outmost, governments have to ....

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... to preserve public order and peace and ensure the effective administration of justice. It follows that those targeted by these courts and that had to appear before them were the members of the IRA or those suspected of having links with them. It is nevertheless true that, legally speaking, the Irish government has the possibility of giving the Special ... in conception which characterize them, is variable. The Irish Special Criminal Court has a much broader scope than the French specialized Assizes Court. To understand the content of these special characteristics we will focus firstly ...

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