Judges and Democratization: Judicial Independence in New Democracies - Couverture souple

Smith, B. C.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1138682934 ISBN 13 : 9781138682931

Editeur : Routledge, 2017

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

Judiciaries must be politically impartial and immune from political interference if democracy is to be consolidated in countries in transition from authoritarian rule. Without an independent judiciary there can be no rule of law, and without the rule of law there can be no democracy.

Judges and Democratization is based on the premise that democracy cannot be consolidated without the rule of law of which judicial independence is an indispensable part. It pays particular attention to the restraints placed upon judicial independence, and the reforms which are being applied, or remain to be adopted, in order to guard against the different kinds of interference which prevent judicial decisions being taken in a wholly impartial way. It examines the paradox of judicial activism arising from the independence endowed upon the judiciary by post-authoritarian constitutions. The book asks how, in the context of this endowed authority, such accountability can be made compatible with the preservation of judicial independence when the concept of an accountable, independent judiciary appears to be a contradiction in terms.

This text will be of key interest to teachers and students of politics, comparative government/politics, combined politics and law, democracy and governance, human rights and democratization, and democratic development.

Biographie de l'auteur :

B. C. Smith is Emeritus Professor of Political Science and Social Policy, University of Dundee, UK.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Routledge
• Date d'édition: 2017
• ISBN 10: 1138682934
• ISBN 13: 9781138682931
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 256