Judicial Review in New Democracies
"Every serious scholar and student of constitutional politics and institutional design should read this book." The Law and Politics Book Review
New democracies around the world have adopted constitutional courts to oversee the operation of democratic politics. Where does judicial power come from, how does it develop in the early stages of democratic liberalization, and what political conditions support its expansion? This book answers these questions through an examination of three constitutional courts in Asia: Taiwan, Korea, and Mongolia. Les mer
Detaljer
- Forlag
- Cambridge University Press
- Innbinding
- Innbundet
- Språk
- Engelsk
- ISBN
- 9780521817158
- Utgivelsesår
- 2003
- Format
- 24 x 16 cm
Anmeldelser
"Every serious scholar and student of constitutional politics and institutional design should read this book." The Law and Politics Book Review
"Ginsburg provides compelling empirical support in his three East Asian cases that judicial power increases when political power is diffuse. Because he is interested in highlihgting the conditions under which courts can constrain other political actors, compliance is an important indicator of judicial independence." - Shannon Roesler, Law and Social Inquiry