Courts under constraints: judges, generals, and presidents in argentina
Auteur :
Helmke, Gretchen
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9780521820592
Date de publication :
27 déc. 2004
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 x 1,7 cm
Poids :
530 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
This study offers a theoretical framework for understanding how institutional instability affects judicial behavior under dictatorship and democracy. In stark contrast to conventional wisdom, the central findings of the book contradict the longstanding assumption that only independent judges rule against the government of the day.