In this chapter I focus on post-conflict Guatemala and consider what prevailing global trends in “rule of law construction” might mean for human rights and access to justice, especially of the most vulnerable and excluded sectors of society. How do internationally-supported justice reform initiatives affect relations between the state and society? And what role do different local and international understandings of “human rights” and “rule of law” play within such processes?
(2008) “Legal Globalization and Human Rights: Constructing the ‘Rule of Law’ in Post-Conflict Guatemala,” in Pedro Pitarch, Shannon Speed and Xochitl Leyva (eds), Human Rights in the Maya Region: Global Politics, Moral Engagements, and Cultural Contentions, Duke University Press: 67-88. ISBN: 978-0822343134