Agnieszka Kubal, “Judicial Relational Legal Consciousness: Authoritarian Backsliding As A Catalyst Of Change.” Journal of Law and Society, vol. 51, (2024): 45-65. Summary: In the context of Poland’s authoritarian backsliding between 2015 and 2023, this …
Politics within the judicial system
Cheruvu, Khehbiel (2025), “Do Citizens in Backsliding Democracies Support International Courts’ Judicial Power? Evidence from Hungary.”
Sivaram Cheruvu and Jay N. Krehbiel, “Do Citizens in Backsliding Democracies Support International Courts’ Judicial Power? Evidence from Hungary.” Journal of Law and Courts, vol. 13, no. 1 (2025): 148–65. Summary: International courts are increasingly …
Gandur, Chewning, Driscoll (2025), “Awareness of Executive Interference and the Demand for Judicial Independence: Evidence from Four Constitutional Courts.”
Martín Gandur, Taylor Kinsley Chewning, and Amanda Driscoll, “Awareness of Executive Interference and the Demand for Judicial Independence: Evidence from Four Constitutional Courts.” Journal of Law and Courts, vol. 13, no. 1 (2025): 122–47. Summary: …
Davis (2025), “The ‘Case’ for Independent Courts: The Insurance Theory of Judicialization in Autocracies.”
Taraleigh Davis, “The ‘Case’ for Independent Courts: The Insurance Theory of Judicialization in Autocracies.” Journal of Law and Courts, vol. 13, no. 1 (2025): 35–50. Summary: Why would authoritarian rulers allow for an independent judiciary …
Chia (2025), “Authoritarian Constitutionalism, Judicial Capture or the Ambivalence of Modern Law?”
Eduardo A. Chia, “Authoritarian Constitutionalism, Judicial Capture or the Ambivalence of Modern Law?” Oñati Socio-Legal Series, vol. 15, no. 2 (2025): 427–458. Summary: The work builds primarily on literature analysis to critically engage with two …
Garcia-Holgado (2023), “Radicalization and the Origins of Populist Narratives about the Courts: The Argentinian Case, 2007-2015.”
Benjamin Garcia-Holgado, “Radicalization and the Origins of Populist Narratives about the Courts: The Argentinian Case, 2007–2015.” Journal of Illiberalism Studies, vol. 3, no. 2 (Summer 2023), 43-64. Summary: In Latin America, presidents from different ideological …
Botero, Garcia-Holgado (2024), “Judges under stress: The Argentine Supreme Court (2003-2023) and the Colombian Constitutional Court (2002-2023) amid polarization.”
Sandra Botero, Benjamin Garcia-Holgado, “Judges under stress: The Argentine Supreme Court (2003-2023) and the Colombian Constitutional Court (2002-2023) amid polarization.” International Journal of Constitutional Law, Vol. 22, no.5 (December 2024): 1424-1448 Summary: In this article, …
Pereira (2008), “Of Judges and Generals: Security Courts under Authoritarian Regimes in Argentina, Brazil, and Chile”
Anthony W Pereira. “Of Judges and Generals: Security Courts under Authoritarian Regimes in Argentina, Brazil, and Chile,” In Rule by Law: The Politics of Courts in Authoritarian Regimes. Edited by Tom Ginsburg and Tamir Moustafa, …
Meyer (2018), “Judges and Courts Destabilizing Constitutionalism: The Brazilian Judiciary Branch’s Political and Authoritarian Character.”
Emilio Peluso Neder Meyer, “Judges and Courts Destabilizing Constitutionalism: The Brazilian Judiciary Branch’s Political and Authoritarian Character.” German Law Journal, vol. 19, no. 4 (2018): 727–68. Summary: Contemporary democracies may confront several instances of exceptions …
Kim (2015), “Travails of Judges: Courts and Constitutional Authoritarianism in South Korea.”
Marie Seong-Hak Kim, “Travails of Judges: Courts and Constitutional Authoritarianism in South Korea.” The American Journal of Comparative Law, vol. 63, no. 3 (2015): 601–54. Summary: This study addresses the urgent need for enhanced external oversight …