Rule by Law The Politics of Courts in Authoritarian Regimes [Paperback]

This volume examines the dynamics of judicial politics in authoritarian states.This volume brings together leading scholars in comparative judicial politics to consider the causes and consequences of judicial empowerment in authoritarian regimes. Drawing on empirical and theoretical insights from every major region of the world, this volume advances our understanding of judicial politics in authoritarian regimes.This volume brings together leading scholars in comparative judicial politics to consider the causes and consequences of judicial empowerment in authoritarian regimes. Drawing on empirical and theoretical insights from every major region of the world, this volume advances our understanding of judicial politics in authoritarian regimes.Scholars have generally assumed that courts in authoritarian states are pawns of their regimes, upholding the interests of governing elites and frustrating the efforts of their opponents. As a result, nearly all studies in comparative judicial politics have focused on democratic and democratizing countries. This volume brings together leading scholars in comparative judicial politics to consider the causes and consequences of judicial empowerment in authoritarian states. It demonstrates the wide range of governance tasks that courts perform, as well as the way in which courts can serve as critical sites of contention both among the ruling elite and between regimes and their citizens. Drawing on empirical and theoretical insights from every major region of the world, this volume advances our understanding of judicial politics in authoritarian regimes.1. Introduction Tom Ginsburg and Tamir Moustafa; 2. Of judges and generals: security courts under authoritarian regimes in Argentina, Brazil, and Chile Anthony Pereira; 3. Administrative law and judicial control of agents in authoritarian regimes Tom Ginsburg; 4. Singapore: the exception that proves rules matter Gordon Silverstein; 5. Judicial independence in authoritarian regimes: lÃ!