Through Thin and Thick

Ángel R. Oquendo is George J. and Helen M. England Professor of Law at the University of Connecticut. Oquendo has held visiting professorships at Berkeley, Georgetown, and other prominent institutions. A fully revised fourth edition of his leading textbook, Latin American Law, is soon to publish.

• Part I. Conception: 1. Prelude; 2. Sovereignty; 3. Decision-making; 4. Politicization; 5. Principles; 6. Politics; 7. Synthesis; 8. Enforcement; 9. Evaluation; 10. Postlude; Part II. Concretion: 11. Asylum; 12. Citizenship; 13. Abortion; 14. Due process; 15. Self-determination; 16. Self-government; 17. Environment; 18. Recognition; Part III. Confliction: 19. Preview; 20. Congruence; 21. Conflict; 22. Exemplification; 23. Review; Part IV. Connection: 24. Overview; 25. Positivity; 26. Procedure; 27. Protection; 28. Security; 29. Aggregation; 30. Collectivization; 31. Internationalization; Conclusion.

'Ángel Oquendo powerfully deploys close readings of concrete conflicts - with a special focus on Latin America and the Inter-American System - to argue that human rights, in their best elaboration, are sound in neither politics nor law, but instead arise out of an unresolvable conflict between the two. A hermeneutic upheaval of a book.' Daniel Markovits, Guido Calabresi Professor of Law, Yale Law School