Can courts be bulwarks of democracy?: judges and the politics of prudence
Auteur :
Staton, Jeffrey K. / Reenock, Christopher / Holsinger, Jordan
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9781316516737
Date de publication :
31 mars 2022
Dimensions :
23,5 x 15,7 x 1,5 cm
Poids :
396 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
Argues that courts can defend democracy by encouraging prudence on the part of leaders and the opposition, making each less likely to pursue troubling policies. The book evaluates the argument with original empirical studies, drawing on 115 years of data on a global sample of democratic regimes.