Rachel Ellett

Pathways to Judicial Power in Transitional States

Perspectives from African Courts

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book 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, arguing that the emergence of judicial power though fraught with many challenges, presents a unique opportunity for consolidating democracy.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: CRC Press
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 23. April 2013
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 155mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 458g
• ISBN-13: 9780415693905
• ISBN-10: 041569390X
• Artikelnr.: 34924567

Autorenporträt

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.

Inhaltsangabe

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