TY - BOOK
T1 - Judges beyond politics in democracy and dictatorship
T2 - Lessons from chile
AU - Hilbink, Lisa
PY - 2007/1/1
Y1 - 2007/1/1
N2 - A longitudinal case study of Chile that assesses competing hypotheses regarding judicial behavior in both democratic and undemocratic contexts, this book explores the relevance of regime-related factors, judges' personal policy preferences, social class, and legal philosophy, but argues that institutional features grounded in the ideal of –apoliticism— best explain the persistent failure of Chilean judges to take stands in defense of rights and rule of law principles, before, during, and after the authoritarian interlude. Dr. Hilbink offers comparative examples to support broader theoretical claims about when judges will be willing and able to assert their independence against abuses of public power.
AB - A longitudinal case study of Chile that assesses competing hypotheses regarding judicial behavior in both democratic and undemocratic contexts, this book explores the relevance of regime-related factors, judges' personal policy preferences, social class, and legal philosophy, but argues that institutional features grounded in the ideal of –apoliticism— best explain the persistent failure of Chilean judges to take stands in defense of rights and rule of law principles, before, during, and after the authoritarian interlude. Dr. Hilbink offers comparative examples to support broader theoretical claims about when judges will be willing and able to assert their independence against abuses of public power.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84929733048&partnerID=8YFLogxK
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/citedby.url?scp=84929733048&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1017/CBO9780511511509
DO - 10.1017/CBO9780511511509
M3 - Book
AN - SCOPUS:84929733048
SN - 0521876648
SN - 9780521876643
BT - Judges beyond politics in democracy and dictatorship
PB - Cambridge University Press
ER -