V. V. Ramraj & A. K Thiruvengadam, Emergency Powers in Asia: Exploring the Limits of Legality. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2009. Summary: What is the relevance of contemporary debates over emergency powers for countries situated in …
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Ng, Hang, He (2017), “Embedded Courts: Judicial Decision-Making in China”
Kwai Ng, Hang, and Xin He, Embedded Courts: Judicial Decision-Making in China. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2017. Summary: Embedded Courts is laden with tension. Chinese courts are organized as a singular and unified system yet …
Massoud (2014), “International Arbitration and Judicial Politics in Authoritarian States”
Mark Fathi Massoud, “International Arbitration and Judicial Politics in Authoritarian States.” Law & Social Inquiry, vol. 39, no. 1 (2014): 1–30 Summary: This article uses the case of Sudan to show how authoritarian regimes benefit …
Liebman (2007), “China’s Courts: Restricted Reform”
Benjamin L Liebman, “China’s Courts: Restricted Reform.” The China Quarterly, no. 191 (2007): 620–38. Summary: Recent developments in China’s courts reflect a paradox largely avoided in literature on the subject: Can China’s courts play an effective …
Liebman (2011), “A Populist Threat to Chinese Courts?”
Liebman, Benjamin L. “A Populist Threat to China’s Courts?,” in Chinese Justice: Civil Dispute Resolution in Contemporary China. Edited by Margaret Y. K. Woo & Mary E. Gallagher, pp. 269-313. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press (2011). …
Huneeus, Couso, Sieder (2010), “Cultures of Legality: Judicialization and Political Activism in Contemporary Latin America.”
Alexandra Huneeus, Javier Couso, and Rachel Sieder. “Cultures of Legality: Judicialization and Political Activism in Contemporary Latin America,” In Cultures of Legality: Judicialization and Political Activism in Latin America. Edited by Javier Couso, Alexandra Huneeus, …
Fu (2016), “Building Judicial Integrity in China.”
Hualing Fu, “Building Judicial Integrity in China.” Hastings Int’l & Comp. L. Rev, vol. 39, no. 1 (2016): 167-181. Summary: Since the late 1970s, the Chinese judiciary has undergone a continuous reform process of professionalization and …
Hilbink (2007), “Judges beyond Politics in Democracy and Dictatorship: Lessons from Chile,”
Lisa Hilbink, Judges beyond Politics in Democracy and Dictatorship: Lessons from Chile. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2007. Summary: Why did formerly independent Chilean judges, trained under and appointed by democratic governments, facilitate and condone the illiberal, …
Graver (2014), Judges Against Justice: On Judges When the Rule of Law is Under Attack.
Hans Petter Graver, Judges Against Justice: On Judges When the Rule of Law is Under Attack. New York City: Springer, 2014. Summary: This book explores concrete situations in which judges are faced with a legislature and …
Ginsburg (2008), “Administrative Law and the Judicial Control of Agents in Authoritarian Regimes.”
Tom Ginsburg. “Administrative Law and the Judicial Control of Agents in Authoritarian Regimes,” in The Politics of Courts in Authoritarian Regimes. Edited by Tom Ginsburg and Tamir Moustafa, pp. 58-72. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2008. …