Hugh Corder and Cora Hoexter, “‘Lawfare’ in South Africa and Its Effects on the Judiciary.” African Journal of Legal Studies, vol. 10, no. 2-3 (2017): 105-126 Summary: This article identifies three senses of the term ‘lawfare’ …
Judges as Targets of Democratic Decline
Llanos, Weber, Heyl, Stroh (2016), “Informal Interference in the Judiciary in New Democracies: A Comparison of Six African and Latin American Cases.”
Mariana Llanos, Cordula Tibi Weber, Charlotte Heyl, and Alexander Stroh, “Informal Interference in the Judiciary in New Democracies: A Comparison of Six African and Latin American Cases.” Democratization, vol. 23, no. 7 (2016): 1236–53. Summary: …
Fombad (2021), “The Struggle to Defend the Independence of the Judiciary in Africa.”
Charles Manga Fombad. “The Struggle to Defend the Independence of the Judiciary in Africa”. In Challenged Justice: In Pursuit of Judicial Independence. Edited by Shimon Shetreet, Hiram Chodosh, and Helland Eric, pp. 223-248. Leiden, The …
Aydin (2013), “Judicial Independence across Democratic Regimes: Understanding the Varying Impact of Political Competition.”
Aylin Aydin, “Judicial Independence across Democratic Regimes: Understanding the Varying Impact of Political Competition.” Law & Society Review, vol. 47, no. 1 (2013): 105–34. Summary: One of the most prominent explanations of the creation and maintenance …
Guzmán (2014), “The Chilean Dictatorship and the Judiciary.”
Juan Guzmán, “The Chilean Dictatorship and the Judiciary.” California Western International Law Journal, Vol. 44, No. 2 (2014): 207-216 Summary: The Chilean judiciary was considered to be traditionally independent up until 1970, when Salvador Allende was …
Kurban (2024), “Authoritarian Resitance and Judicial Complicity: Turkey and the European Court of Human Rights.”
Dilek Kurban, “Authoritarian Resistance and Judicial Complicity: Turkey and the European Court of Human Rights.” European Journal of International Law, Vol. 35, No. 2 (2024): 355–387 Summary: International courts face growing contestations to their authority. Scholars …
Aguilar, Cornejo, Monsiváis-Carrillo (2025), “Is Mexico at the Gates of Authoritarianism?”
Azul A. Aguiar Aguilar, Rodrigo Castro Cornejo, Alejandro Monsiváis-Carrillo, “Is Mexico at the Gates of Authoritarianism?” Journal of Democracy, Vol. 36, no.1 (2025): 50-64. Summary: Mexico might be on the verge of becoming one of …
McCarthy (2025), “Oversight of the Legal System in an Authoritarian Regime: Police and Court Monitoring in Russia.”
Lauren A. McCarthy, “Oversight of the Legal System in an Authoritarian Regime: Police and Court Monitoring in Russia.” Journal of Law and Courts, vol. 13, no. 1 (2025): 195-219. Summary: How can citizens in authoritarian …
Dichio (2024), “Stewards, defenders, progenitors, and collaborators: Courts in the age of democratic decline.”
Michael A. Dichio, “Stewards, defenders, progenitors, and collaborators: Courts in the age of democratic decline.” Law and Policy, vol. 47, no. 1 (2025): e12251. Summary: In this introductory essay to the special issue of Law …
Esen (2024), “Judicial transformation in a competitive authoritarian regime: Evidence from the Turkish case.”
Berk Esen, “Judicial transformation in a competitive authoritarian regime: Evidence from the Turkish case.” Law and Policy, vol. 47, no.1 (2025): e12250. Summary: What accounts for the variation in the judiciary’s ability to serve as …