Pathways to Judicial Power in Transitional States: Perspectives from African Courts

ISBN-13: 9780415693905 / Angielski / Twarda / 2013 / 244 str.

Rachel Ellett

Opis

This volume explores the complex dynamics between law and politics in three post-independent states of sub-Saharan Africa. It examines the complex and sometimes intriguing relationship between the construction of judicial power on the one hand, and the institutional characteristics of the courts and regime setting on the other.

Spis treści

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

O autorze

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.