Björn Dressel and Cristina Regina Bonoan, “ Courts and Authoritarian Populism in Asia: Reflections from Indonesia and the Philippines.” Law & Policy, vol. 46, no. 3 (2024): 277–297. Summary: Authoritarian populism has been making a …
Judges as Targets of Democratic Decline
Satterthwaite (2023), Unchecking Power and Capturing Courts: How Autocratization Erodes Independent Judicial Systems.”
Margaret L Satterthwaite, “Unchecking Power and Capturing Courts: How Autocratization Erodes Independent Judicial Systems.” Rutgers University Law Review, vol. 76 (2023): 1147-1188. Summary: This article addresses the critical role of an independent and effective judiciary …
Osiel (1995), “Dialogue with Dictators: Judicial Resistance in Argentina and Brazil,”
Mark J. Osiel, “Dialogue with Dictators: Judicial Resistance in Argentina and Brazil.” Law & Social Inquiry, vol. 20, no. 2 (1995): 481-560. Summary: This article explores how judges respond to authoritarian pressure by analyzing judicial behavior …
Sun, Fu (2022), “Of Judge Quota and Judicial Autonomy: An Enduring Professionalization Project in China.”
Ying Sun and Hualing Fu, “Of Judge Quota and Judicial Autonomy: An Enduring Professionalization Project in China.” The China Quarterly, vol. 251 (2022): 866–87. Summary: This article presents the findings of original research on “judge quota” …
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 …
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). …
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. …
Cheesman (2011), “How an Authoritarian Regime in Burma Used Special Courts to Defeat Judicial Independence,”
Nick Cheesman, “How an Authoritarian Regime in Burma Used Special Courts to Defeat Judicial Independence.” Law & Society Review, vol. 45, no. 4 (2011): 801–30. Summary: Why do authoritarian rulers establish special courts? One view …