1st Edition
Pathways to Judicial Power in Transitional States Perspectives from African Courts
By Rachel Ellett
Copyright 2013
256 Pages
by
Routledge
256 Pages
by
Routledge
256 Pages
by
Routledge
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This book examines the complex relationship that exists between the construction of judicial power, and the institutional characteristics of the courts and their regime setting. It examines the intriguing connection between the construction of judicial power on the one hand, and the institutional characteristics of the courts and regime setting on the other. The book asks whether courts are... Read more
1. Introduction: African Courts in Comparative Perspective 2. Pathway to Judicial Empowerment 3. From Colonial Conception to Authoritarian Consolidation 4. Transition to Multipartyism 5. Second Multiparty Election 6. Democratic and Judicial Stagnation 7. Conclusion
Biography
Rachel Ellett is Assistant Professor of Political Science at Beloit College. She holds a PhD in Political Science from Northeastern University. Her research focuses on comparative judicial politics, regional courts, and the rule of law and democratization in commonwealth sub-Saharan Africa and the Caribbean.
