Nora Webb Williams, Margaret Hanson, “Captured Courts and Legitimized Autocrats: Transforming Kazakhstan’s Constitutional Court.” Law & Social Inquiry vol. 47, no. 4 (2022): 1201–33. Summary: Contemporary dictators routinely co-opt institutions crucial for democratic governance. Although an …
Judges as Targets of Democratic Decline
Letsa, Morse (2023), “Autocratic Legalism, Partisanship, and Popular Legitimation in Authoritarian Cameroon.”
Natalie Wenzell Letsa, Yonatan L Morse, “Autocratic Legalism, Partisanship, and Popular Legitimation in Authoritarian Cameroon.” Public Opinion Quarterly, Vol. 87, No. 4 (2023): Pages 935–955 Summary: Authoritarian regimes regularly turn to the law to justify repression. …
Ibreck (2019), “South Sudan’s Injustice System: Law and Activism on the Frontline.”
Rachel Ibreck, South Sudan’s Injustice System: Law and Activism on the Frontline. London: Zed Books, 2019. Summary: Coming into existence amid a wave of optimism in 2011, South Sudan has since slid into violence and conflict. …
Letsa, Morse (2023), “Autocratic Legalism, Partisanship, and Popular Legitimation in Authoritarian Cameroon.”
Natalie Wenzell Letsa, Yonatan L Morse, “Autocratic Legalism, Partisanship, and Popular Legitimation in Authoritarian Cameroon.” Public Opinion Quarterly, vol. 87, no. 4 (2023): pp. 935-955 Summary: Authoritarian regimes regularly turn to the law to justify repression. …
Oseguera (2009), “Judicial Reform in Mexico: Political Insurance or the Search for Political Legitimacy?”
Silva Inclán Oseguera, “Judicial Reform in Mexico: Political Insurance or the Search for Political Legitimacy?” Political Research Quarterly, vol. 62, no. 4 (2009): pp. 753-766. Summary: Judicial reform presents a paradox: What makes governing elites decide …
Mochtar, Rishan (2022), “Autocratic Legalism: the Making of Indonesian Omnibus Law.”
Zainal Arifin Mochtar, Idul Rishan, “Autocratic Legalism: the Making of Indonesian Omnibus Law.” Yustisia, vol. 11, no. 1 (2022): 29-41. Summary: The Indonesian House of Representatives’ approval of the Omnibus Law on Job Creation marks …
Rajah (2011), “Punishing Bodies, Securing the Nation: How Rule of Law Can Legitimate the Urbane Authoritarian State.”
Jothie Rajah, “Punishing Bodies, Securing the Nation: How Rule of Law Can Legitimate the Urbane Authoritarian State.” Law & Social Inquiry, vol. 36, no. 4 (2011): 945–70. Summary: Although authoritarian rule of law may seem an …
Enayat (2013), “Law, State, and Society in Modern Iran: Constitutionalism, Autocracy, and Legal Reform, 1906-1941.”
Hadi Enayat, Law, State, and Society in Modern Iran : Constitutionalism, Autocracy, and Legal Reform, 1906-1941. New York: Palgrave Macmillan US, 1st ed. 2013. Summary: Using a ‘Historical Institutionalist’ approach, this book sheds light on a relatively …
Chua, Haynie (2016), “Judicial Review of Executive Power in the Singaporean Context, 1965–2012.”
Lynette J. Chua, Stacia L. Haynie, “Judicial Review of Executive Power in the Singaporean Context, 1965–2012.” Journal of Law and Courts, vol. 4, no. 1 (2016): 43–64. Summary: This article provides the first empirical analysis of …
Cohen (2020), “Judicial Colonialism Today: The French Overseas Courts.”
Mathilde Cohen, “Judicial Colonialism Today: The French Overseas Courts.” Journal of Law and Courts, vol. 8, no. 2 (2020): 247–76. Summary: France maintains a court system outside of the European continent in so-called overseas regions …