Since the late 1980s, following the transition to democratic rule in Latin America, criminal courts all over the continent have been going through a process of continuous reform. Reformers introduced an adversarial-based procedural system, arguing that it would guarantee due process and greater transparency and accountability. However, in recent years, the emphasis of this reformist narrative has changed from expanding defendants' rights towards improving the efficacy of the system. This paper explores how the original principles of transparency and accountability have been upheld in criminal courts in one of the first areas of jurisdiction to implement those changes: the Province of Buenos Aires. Based on an analysis of data from forty-five in-depth interviews with key informants and court observations, this paper explores how the reforms developed a managerial rationality in criminal courts that may undermine the due process in Latin American jurisdictions that have undergone similar democratic reform processes.

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改革者未兑现的承诺：阿根廷刑事法庭的问责缺陷

自 1980 年代后期以来，随着拉丁美洲向民主统治过渡，整个大陆的刑事法院一直在经历一个不断改革的过程。改革者引入了一种基于对抗的程序体系，认为它将保证正当程序以及更大的透明度和问责制。然而，近年来，这种改良主义叙事的重点已经从扩大被告的权利转向提高制度的效力。本文探讨了在实施这些变革的首批司法管辖区之一的刑事法院中如何维护透明度和问责制的原始原则：布宜诺斯艾利斯省。基于对 45 次对关键线人的深度访谈和法庭观察的数据分析，