Manipulating Courts in New Democracies
When can the Executive manipulate the composition of a Court? What political factors explain judicial instability on the bench?
Using original field data from Argentina''s National Supreme Court and all twenty-four Provincial Supreme Courts, Andrea Castagnola develops a novel theory to explain forced retirements of judges. She argues that in developing democracies the political benefits of manipul...
When can the Executive manipulate the composition of a Court? What political factors explain judicial instability on the bench?
Using original field data from Argentina''s National Supreme Court and all twenty-four Provincial Supreme Courts, Andrea Castagnola develops a novel theory to explain forced retirements of judges. She argues that in developing democracies the political benefits of manipul...
