German Institute for Global and Area Studies (GIGA)
Location
Hamburg
Abstract
This paper deals with judicial departures in consolidating democracies. It investigates to what extent and under what conditions judges in those contexts are not able to decide on their departures themselves but are rather forced to leave due to pressure from the elected branches. We undertook a cross‐regional study of individual judicial departures in six consolidating democracies with elected presidents, three of them located in Latin America (Argentina, Chile, and Paraguay) and three in sub‐Saharan Africa (Benin, Madagascar, and Senegal). We developed a unique data set containing information on 143 high‐court judges in office since democratisation. We classified judicial departures as due and undue, and using a survival model we estimated the impact of institutional, political, personal, and contextual factors. The results indicate that undue judicial departures occur regardless of the region, but are most probable under the rule of politically powerful executives, and where there are lower levels of democracy and development.
Since the adoption of the Anti-Corruption Action Plan in 2010, the G20 has tried to promote market integrity and a clean business environment. Under the German G20 presidency, a working group co-chaired by Germany and Brazil has been seeking to advance this agenda. Since the so-called Odebrecht…
Many African countries lack crucial institutional, economic, and societal preconditions for democracy. Despite these difficulties, electoral turnovers have been on the rise since 1990. When institutions alone are too weak to ensure political pluralism, civil society organisations perform important…
This dataset contains unique biographical information on 143 high court judges in office since democratization in six consolidating democracies: Argentina, Benin, Chile, Madagascar, Paraguay, and…
Elections are regularly held in almost all African states. Almost as often occur also allegations of electoral manipulation, which can lead to enduring political conflicts. It is frequently assumed that courts can contribute to free and fair elections by independently adjudicating on electoral…
Since the adoption of the Anti-Corruption Action Plan in 2010, the G20 has tried to promote market integrity and a clean business environment. Under the German G20 presidency, a working group co-chaired by Germany and Brazil has been seeking to advance this agenda. Since the so-called Odebrecht…
Many African countries lack crucial institutional, economic, and societal preconditions for democracy. Despite these difficulties, electoral turnovers have been on the rise since 1990. When institutions alone are too weak to ensure political pluralism, civil society organisations perform important…
This dataset contains unique biographical information on 143 high court judges in office since democratization in six consolidating democracies: Argentina, Benin, Chile, Madagascar, Paraguay, and…
Elections are regularly held in almost all African states. Almost as often occur also allegations of electoral manipulation, which can lead to enduring political conflicts. It is frequently assumed that courts can contribute to free and fair elections by independently adjudicating on electoral…
Since the adoption of the Anti-Corruption Action Plan in 2010, the G20 has tried to promote market integrity and a clean business environment. Under the German G20 presidency, a working group co-chaired by Germany and Brazil has been seeking to advance this agenda. Since the so-called Odebrecht…
Many African countries lack crucial institutional, economic, and societal preconditions for democracy. Despite these difficulties, electoral turnovers have been on the rise since 1990. When institutions alone are too weak to ensure political pluralism, civil society organisations perform important…
This dataset contains unique biographical information on 143 high court judges in office since democratization in six consolidating democracies: Argentina, Benin, Chile, Madagascar, Paraguay, and…
