Thalia Gerzso,”Judicial resistance during electoral disputes: Evidence from Kenya.” Electoral Studies, vol.85 (2023), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.electstud.2023.102653. Summary: Over the last decade, African courts have played an important role in the conduct of free and fair elections. In Kenya, …
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Lai (2022), “Securitisation or Autocratisation? Hong Kong’s Rule of Law under the Shadow of China’s Authoritarian Governance.”
Yan-Hao Lai, “Securitisation or Autocratisation? Hong Kong’s Rule of Law under the Shadow of China’s Authoritarian Governance.” Journal of Asian and African Studies, vol. 58, no. 1 (2022): 8-25. Summary: This article examines the nature …
Joshua (2023), “Justifications of Repression in Autocracies: An Empirical Analysis of Morocco and Tunisia, 2000–2010.”
Maria Joshua, “Justifications of Repression in Autocracies: An Empirical Analysis of Morocco and Tunisia, 2000–2010.” Contemporary Politics, vol. 30, no.1 (2023): 108–36 Summary: How do autocrats communicate about repression? Previous studies have analysed how autocratic …
Li, Wang (2023), “Judicial Recentralization as Political Control: Evidence from the Judicial Leader Rotation in China.”
Zeren Li, Zeyuan Wang, “Judicial Recentralization as Political Control: Evidence from the Judicial Leader Rotation in China.” Social Science Quarterly, vol. 104, no.4 (2023): 669–683. Summary: This study analyzes how authoritarian leaders use the judicial …
Ríos-Figueroa, Aguilar (2017), “Justice Institutions in Autocracies: A Framework for Analysis.”
Julio Ríos-Figueroa, Paloma Aguilar, “Justice Institutions in Autocracies: A Framework for Analysis.” Democratization, vol. 25, no. 1 (2017): 1–18. Summary: What role do justice institutions play in autocracies? The authors bring together the literatures on …
Puleo, Coman (2023), “Explaining Judges’ Opposition When Judicial Independence Is Undermined: Insights from Poland, Romania, and Hungary.”
Leonardo Puleo, Ramona Coman, “Explaining Judges’ Opposition When Judicial Independence Is Undermined: Insights from Poland, Romania, and Hungary.” Democratization, vol. 31, no. 1 (2023): 47–69. Summary: Over the past decade, governing parties in Central and …
Arslanalp, Erkmen (2020), “Mobile Emergency Rule in Turkey: Legal Repression of Protests during Authoritarian Transformation.”
Mert Arslanalp, T. Deniz Erkmen, “Mobile Emergency Rule in Turkey: Legal Repression of Protests during Authoritarian Transformation.” Democratization, vol. 27, no. 6 (2020): 947–69. Summary: One of the challenges of autocratizing governments in regimes with …
Gamboa, García-Holgado, González-Ocantos (2024), “Courts against Backsliding: Lessons from Latin America.”
Laura Gamboa, Benjamín García-Holgado, Ezequiel González-Ocantos, “Courts against Backsliding: Lessons from Latin America.” Law & Policy, vol. 46, no. 4 (2024): 358–379. Summary: The recent wave of autocratization in Latin America has put courts at the …
Dressel, Inoue, Bonoan (2024), “Justices and Political Loyalties: An Empirical Investigation of the Supreme Court of the Philippines, 1987-2020.”
Björn Dressel, Tomoo Inoue, Cristina Regina Bonoan, “Justices and Political Loyalties: An Empirical Investigation of the Supreme Court of the Philippines, 1987–2020.” Law & Social Inquiry, vol. 49, no. 2 (2024): 955–79. Summary: The Philippine Supreme …
Chopra (2019), “Judging the Troops: Exceptional Security Measures and Judicial Impact in India.”
Surabhi Chopra, “Judging the Troops: Exceptional Security Measures and Judicial Impact in India.” Law & Social Inquiry, vol. 44, no. 3 (2019): 555–85. Summary: This Article examines a controversial national security measure: the use of the …