Rule by law : the politics of courts in authoritarian regimes /
Rule by law : the politics of courts in authoritarian regimes /
edited by Tom Ginsburg, Tamir Moustafa.
- Cambridge [UK] ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2008.
- 1 online resource (x, 378 pages) : illustrations
Includes bibliographical references (pages 337-362) and index.
Of judges and generals : security courts under authoritarian regimes in Argentina, Brazil, and Chile / Anthony W. Pereira -- Administrative law and judicial control of agents in authoritarian regimes / Tom Ginsburg -- Singapore : the exception that proves rules matter / Gordon Silverstein -- Agents of anti-politics : courts in Pinochet's Chile / Lisa Hilbink -- Law and resistance in authoritarian states : the judicialization of politics in Egypt / Tamir Moustafa -- Courts out of context : authoritarian sources of judicial failure in Chile (1973--1990) and Argentina (1976--1983) / Robert Barros -- Enforcing the autocratic political order and the role of courts : the case of Mexico / Beatriz Magaloni -- The institutional diffusion of courts in China : evidence from survey data / Pierre Landry -- Building judicial independence in semi-democracies : Uganda and Zimbabwe / Jennifer Widner with Daniel Scher -- Judicial power in authoritarian states : the Russian experience / Peter H. Solomon -- Courts in a semi-democratic authoritarian regime : the judicialization of Turkish and Iranian politics / Hootan Shambayati -- Judicial systems and economic development / Hilton L. Root and Karen May -- Courts in authoritarian regimes / Martin Shapiro.
This volume brings together leading scholars in comparative judicial politics to consider the causes and consequences of judicial empowerment in authoritarian states. It demonstrates the wide range of governance tasks that courts perform, as well as the way in which courts can serve as critical sites of contention.
English.
9780511397318 (electronic bk.) 0511397313 (electronic bk.) 0511398085 (electronic bk.) 9780511398087 (electronic bk.) 9780511814822 (electronic bk.) 0511814828 (electronic bk.) 1107187893 9781107187894 1281383864 9781281383860 9786611383862 6611383867 0511401019 9780511401015 0511396589 9780511396588 0511398913 9780511398919 (Cloth) (Paper) (hbk.) (pbk.)
Europäisches Gericht
Courts--Political aspects.
Justice, Administration of--Political aspects.
Political questions and judicial power.
Judicial process.
Authoritarianism.
Tribunaux--Aspect politique.
Justice--Administration--Aspect politique.
Politique et pouvoir judiciaire.
Processus judiciaire.
Autoritarisme.
LAW--Courts.
Authoritarianism.
Judicial process.
Justice, Administration of--Political aspects.
Political questions and judicial power.
Autoritärer Staat
Internationaler Vergleich
Justiz
Electronic books.
K2100 / .R85 2008eb
347/.01
Includes bibliographical references (pages 337-362) and index.
Of judges and generals : security courts under authoritarian regimes in Argentina, Brazil, and Chile / Anthony W. Pereira -- Administrative law and judicial control of agents in authoritarian regimes / Tom Ginsburg -- Singapore : the exception that proves rules matter / Gordon Silverstein -- Agents of anti-politics : courts in Pinochet's Chile / Lisa Hilbink -- Law and resistance in authoritarian states : the judicialization of politics in Egypt / Tamir Moustafa -- Courts out of context : authoritarian sources of judicial failure in Chile (1973--1990) and Argentina (1976--1983) / Robert Barros -- Enforcing the autocratic political order and the role of courts : the case of Mexico / Beatriz Magaloni -- The institutional diffusion of courts in China : evidence from survey data / Pierre Landry -- Building judicial independence in semi-democracies : Uganda and Zimbabwe / Jennifer Widner with Daniel Scher -- Judicial power in authoritarian states : the Russian experience / Peter H. Solomon -- Courts in a semi-democratic authoritarian regime : the judicialization of Turkish and Iranian politics / Hootan Shambayati -- Judicial systems and economic development / Hilton L. Root and Karen May -- Courts in authoritarian regimes / Martin Shapiro.
This volume brings together leading scholars in comparative judicial politics to consider the causes and consequences of judicial empowerment in authoritarian states. It demonstrates the wide range of governance tasks that courts perform, as well as the way in which courts can serve as critical sites of contention.
English.
9780511397318 (electronic bk.) 0511397313 (electronic bk.) 0511398085 (electronic bk.) 9780511398087 (electronic bk.) 9780511814822 (electronic bk.) 0511814828 (electronic bk.) 1107187893 9781107187894 1281383864 9781281383860 9786611383862 6611383867 0511401019 9780511401015 0511396589 9780511396588 0511398913 9780511398919 (Cloth) (Paper) (hbk.) (pbk.)
Europäisches Gericht
Courts--Political aspects.
Justice, Administration of--Political aspects.
Political questions and judicial power.
Judicial process.
Authoritarianism.
Tribunaux--Aspect politique.
Justice--Administration--Aspect politique.
Politique et pouvoir judiciaire.
Processus judiciaire.
Autoritarisme.
LAW--Courts.
Authoritarianism.
Judicial process.
Justice, Administration of--Political aspects.
Political questions and judicial power.
Autoritärer Staat
Internationaler Vergleich
Justiz
Electronic books.
K2100 / .R85 2008eb
347/.01