Securing personal freedom through institutions: the role of electoral democracy and judicial independence
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DOI: 10.1007/s10657-020-09643-9
Abstract: We investigate empirically how electoral democracy and judicial independence relate to personal freedom. While judicial independence is positively and robustly related to personal freedom in all its forms, electoral democracy displays a robust, positive relationship… read more here.
Keywords: electoral democracy; judicial independence; personal freedom; freedom ... See more keywords
Tactics of resistance and post-conflict judicial independence
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DOI: 10.1177/00223433221076880
Abstract: Scholars have found that nonviolent resistance is more effective than violence at promoting post-campaign democratization. We explore whether this relationship extends to judicial systems, specifically. Courts have been shown to be important for promoting and… read more here.
Keywords: post conflict; judicial independence; conflict judicial; resistance ... See more keywords
From judicial independence to interdependence in the international sphere
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DOI: 10.1177/1023263x17723811
Abstract: The goal of this article is to develop an analytical framework for the conceptualization of international judicial independence. First, it will be argued that judicial independence is not to be conceived as an end in… read more here.
Keywords: independence interdependence; interdependence international; judicial independence; independence ... See more keywords
From Portugal to Poland: The Court of Justice of the European Union as watchdog of judicial independence
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DOI: 10.1177/1023263x19892185
Abstract: In Associação Sindical dos Juízes Portugueses, the CJEU seized the occasion to uphold the principle of judicial independence as a primary obligation for the Member States under the second subparagraph of Article 19(1) TEU. This… read more here.
Keywords: obligation; article teu; poland; judicial independence ... See more keywords
Criminal procedures, preliminary references and judicial independence: A balancing act? Case C-564/19 IS
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DOI: 10.1177/1023263x221130468
Abstract: In Case C-564/19 IS, the Court of Justice of the European Union delivered a judgement on two significant issues of EU law. First, it clarified the obligations of Member States under Directive 2010/64/EU on the… read more here.
Keywords: judicial independence; law; case 564; criminal procedures ... See more keywords