Journal article | Zeitschriftenartikel
Presidential control of high courts in Latin America: a long-term view (1904-2006)
In many Latin American countries the executive branch manipulatesthe composition of the Supreme Court, and judicial independence hasremained elusive. Because high courts can exercise judicial review and influencelower courts, incoming presidents often force the resignation of adversarialjustices or "pack" the courts with friends. One indicator of this problemhas been the high turnover among members of the high courts. In thispaper we offer systematic evidence to compare this problem across countriesand to place this issue in historical perspective. Our analysis covers 11Latin American countries (Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, ElSalvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Panama, and Uruguay) between1904 and 2006. We model the entrance of new justices to the SupremeCourt as a function of "natural" (legal and biological) factors, political conditionsempowering the president to reshuffle the Court, and institutionalincentives promoting executive encroachment on the judiciary.
- Alternative title
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Control presidencial de las cortes supremas en América Latina: una mirada histórica (1904-2006)
Präsidentielle Kontrolle der Obersten Gerichte in Lateinamerika auf lange Sicht (1904-2006)
- ISSN
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1868-4890
- Extent
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Seite(n): 87-114
- Language
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Englisch
- Notes
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Status: Veröffentlichungsversion; begutachtet (peer reviewed)
- Bibliographic citation
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Journal of Politics in Latin America, 1(2)
- Subject
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Staatsformen und Regierungssysteme
Politikwissenschaft
Soziologie, Anthropologie
Staat, staatliche Organisationsformen
Kriminalsoziologie, Rechtssoziologie, Kriminologie
politische Willensbildung, politische Soziologie, politische Kultur
20. Jahrhundert
institutionelle Faktoren
politische Faktoren
Richter
Präsident
Kontrolle
politische Kontrolle
Oberster Gerichtshof
Regierungswechsel
Lateinamerika
deskriptive Studie
historisch
- Event
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Geistige Schöpfung
- (who)
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Pérez-Liñán, Aníbal
Castagnola, Andrea
- Event
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Veröffentlichung
- (where)
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Deutschland
- (when)
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2009
- URN
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urn:nbn:de:gbv:18-4-417
- Last update
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21.06.2024, 4:26 PM CEST
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Object type
- Zeitschriftenartikel
Associated
- Pérez-Liñán, Aníbal
- Castagnola, Andrea
Time of origin
- 2009
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