Politicized justice in emerging democracies
Subtitle: a case study of courts in Russia and Ukraine
By: Maria Popova
Series: Comparative constitutional law and policy
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781107014893
Subjects: Judicial independence
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: What is judicial independence?; title: Judges and politicians : theories about the origins of judicial independence; title: What can a focused comparison of Russia and Ukraine tell us about the origins of independent courts; title: The role of Ukrainian and Russian courts in the provision of free and fair elections : judicial independence from politicians during the 2002 RADA and the 2003 Duma campaign; title: The role of Ukrainian and Russian courts in the provision of press freedom : judicial independence in defamation lawsuits, 1998-2003; title: Politicians' capacity to pressure the courts; title: Politicians' willingness to pressure the courts, 1998-2004 and beyond.