This book argues that explaining judicial independence-considered the fundamental question of comparative law and politics-requires a perspective that spans the

This book argues that explaining judicial independence-considered the fundamental question of comparative law and politics-requires a perspective that spans the

Liberal concepts of democracy envision courts as key institutions for the promotion and protection of democratic regimes. Yet social science scholarship suggest

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This volume explores the form and function of constitutions in countries without the fully articulated institutions of limited government.