LEADER 03649nam 22006852 450 001 9910815541303321 005 20151005020622.0 010 $a1-107-23000-4 010 $a1-139-23449-8 010 $a1-280-48569-8 010 $a1-139-23301-7 010 $a9786613580672 010 $a1-139-23079-4 010 $a1-139-22933-8 010 $a1-139-05534-8 010 $a1-139-23224-X 010 $a1-139-23378-5 035 $a(CKB)2670000000159744 035 $a(EBL)862400 035 $a(OCoLC)780425841 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000613959 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11374259 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000613959 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10604554 035 $a(PQKB)10366899 035 $a(UkCbUP)CR9781139055345 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC862400 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL862400 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10539390 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL358067 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000159744 100 $a20110308d2012|||| uy| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aPoliticized justice in emerging democracies $ea study of courts in Russia and Ukraine /$fMaria Popova$b[electronic resource] 210 1$aCambridge :$cCambridge University Press,$d2012. 215 $a1 online resource (xii, 197 pages) $cdigital, PDF file(s) 225 1 $aComparative constitutional law and policy 300 $aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015). 311 $a1-107-69403-5 311 $a1-107-01489-1 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aWhat is judicial independence? -- Judges and politicians : theories about the origins of judicial independence -- What can a focused comparison of Russia and Ukraine tell us about the origins of independent courts -- 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 -- The role of Ukrainian and Russian courts in the provision of press freedom : judicial independence in defamation lawsuits, 1998-2003 -- Politicians' capacity to pressure the courts -- Politicians' willingness to pressure the courts, 1998-2004 and beyond. 330 $aWhy are independent courts rarely found in emerging democracies? This book moves beyond familiar obstacles, such as an inhospitable legal legacy and formal institutions that expose judges to political pressure. It proposes a strategic pressure theory, which claims that in emerging democracies, political competition eggs on rather than restrains power-hungry politicians. Incumbents who are losing their grip on power try to use the courts to hang on, which leads to the politicization of justice. The analysis uses four original datasets, containing 1,000 decisions by Russian and Ukrainian lower courts from 1998 to 2004. The main finding is that justice is politicized in both countries, but in the more competitive regime (Ukraine) incumbents leaned more forcefully on the courts and obtained more favorable rulings. 410 0$aComparative constitutional law and policy. 606 $aJudicial independence$zUkraine 606 $aJudicial independence$zRussia (Federation) 615 0$aJudicial independence 615 0$aJudicial independence 676 $a347.47/012 700 $aPopova$b Maria$f1975-$01711336 801 0$bUkCbUP 801 1$bUkCbUP 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910815541303321 996 $aPoliticized justice in emerging democracies$94102573 997 $aUNINA