THE SUPREME COURT OF CANADA IN THE AGE OF RIGHTS: CONSTITUTIONAL DEMOCRACY, THE RULE OF LAW AND FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS UNDER CANADA'S CONSTITUTION [PDF]
Lorraine Weinrib
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Endogenous opposition: Identity and ideology in Kuwaiti electoral politics
Abstract How do opposition elites succeed in authoritarian elections? Existing theories of authoritarian politics suggest a pivotal role for elections in enhancing the survival of incumbent dictators. Yet, in many contexts, opposition elites attract considerable support and constrain the policymaking authorities of these dictators.
Daniel L. Tavana
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La Legitimación Activa en los Procedimientos ante los Tribunales Constitucionales de América del Sur
Este artículo constituye una unidad de un trabajo de mayor alcance sobre la jurisdicción y los tribunales constitucionales de América del Sur. Esta unidad tiene por objeto analizar, en forma sistemática y comparativa, la legitimación activa en los ...
Humberto Nogueira Alcalá
doaj
Specific Features of Interaction Between Human Rights Ombudsman of Russia, Supreme Court and Constitutional Court of Russia [PDF]
Анна Михайловна Беляцкая
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Networks of coercion: Military ties and civilian leadership challenges in China
Abstract Civilian‐led coups are one of the most common routes to losing power in autocracies. How do authoritarian leaders secure themselves from civilian leadership challenges? We argue that autocrats differentiate civilian rivals in part by their social ties to the military.
Tyler Jost, Daniel Mattingly
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Partisan sorting, fatalism, and Supreme Court legitimacy
Abstract This paper studies the contours of Supreme Court legitimacy. First, we construct a data set of surveys from 2012 to 2024 to show that diffuse support now diverges among partisans; we then analyze an original, six‐wave panel survey that reveals the stability of this partisan sorting.
Nicholas T. Davis, Matthew P. Hitt
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Analyzing constitutional courts as centralizers and the impact of supermajority rules: A dataset on the federalism conflicts on the unconstitutionality of Laws in Mexico. [PDF]
Rivera León MA.
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Comparing the Legitimacy of Constitutional Court Decision-Making : Deliberation as Method
Moonen, Toon
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Strategic litigation as a challenge for deliberative democracy
Abstract Strategic litigation is a growing public concern, but remains understudied in democratic theory. In strategic litigation, collectives go to court with a political agenda that goes beyond their specific case. How should we assess the legitimacy of strategic litigation? Building on Lafont's model of deliberative democracy and Klein's distinction
Svenja Ahlhaus
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