The Political Foundations of Judicial Independence in Dictatorship and Democracy

ISBN: 9780198845027 出版年：2019 页码：218 Epperly, Brad Oxford University Press

Why do political actors tolerate courts able to check their power? This book argues that judicial independence as electorally-induced 'insurance' is about the risks of losing power, risks that are higher in autocratic regimes. Using a mixed-methods approach, it develops a theory of both de facto and de jure independence across regime type.