03636cam a22005658i 4500 9781003334613 FlBoTFG 20251030122237.0 m o d cr ||||||||||| 220531s2022 enk ob 001 0 eng OCoLC-P eng rda OCoLC-P 9781003334613 (ebook) 100333461X 9781000786439 (electronic bk. : EPUB) 1000786439 (electronic bk. : EPUB) 9781000786415 (electronic bk. : PDF) 1000786412 (electronic bk. : PDF) 9781032369457 (hardback) 9781032369495 (paperback) 10.4324/9781003334613 doi (OCoLC)1346125794 (OCoLC-P)1346125794 K3367 POL 007000 bisacsh JPHV bicssc Berkinshaw-Smith, B. C., author. 93719 Judges and democratization : judicial independence in new democracies / B. C. Smith. Second edition. Abingdon, Oxon [UK] ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2022. 1 online resource. text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Democratization and autocratization studies The rule of law and democracy -- The rule of law and judicial independence -- Undermining judicial independence -- Judicial bias -- Judicial reform -- Reforming judicial behaviour -- Judicial management -- Judicial activism -- Judicial accountability -- Conclusion : the dilemma of judicial independence. "This second edition examines judicial independence as an aspect of democratization, 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 examines 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. Focusing on the growing authoritarianism in the new democracies of Eastern Europe, Latin America, Asia and Africa, the book analyses the paradox of judicial activism arising from the independence endowed upon the judiciary and the rights bestowed on citizens by post-authoritarian constitutions. Finally, it asks how judicial 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 book will be of key interest to scholars and students of judicial studies, democratization and autocratization studies, constitutionalism, global governance, and more broadly to comparative government/politics, human rights and comparative public law"-- Provided by publisher. OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record. Judicial independence. 93720 Judicial power. 93721 Judicial process. 93722 Judges. 93723 Democratization. 57623 POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / Democracy bisacsh 93724 Taylor & Francis https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9781003334613 OCLC metadata license agreement http://www.oclc.org/content/dam/oclc/forms/terms/vbrl-201703.pdf E-Books 67616 67616