Resumo:Trata dos direitos dos povos nativos da Guatemala, os quais têm cada vez mais usado os serviços da justiça, seguindo uma tendência ocorrida na América Latina nas décadas de 80 e 90, em funçao de reformas contitucionais que destacaram os direitos coletivos.

Sumário:Guatemala : the normative framework : the institutional environment : actors driving indigenous rights issues to the courts : legality and the jurisdictional autonomy of customary law : prior consultation -- Conclusions and comparative reflections : the political context within which indigenous rights become justiciable norms : Institutional factors, particularly mechanisms available for the judicial defense of rights : judicial culture and the relationship of the judiciary to the executive and legislature : nature and strategies of social movements.