Judicial Independence in Transitional Democracies (eBook)

Introduction; Part I. De Facto Judicial Independence; 1. Judicial Independence in Hybrid Regimes: A Comparison between Bangladesh and Pakistan; 2. Party System Institutionalization, Political Competition and Judicial Independence in Transitional Democracies: Evidence from South Korea and the Philippines; 3. Undermining Judicial Independence: Chief Justices and Political Alignment in Mexico's Judicial Politics; 4. The Weakening Judicial Independence through the Transition from the Judicialization of Politics to the Politicisation of Judiciary: Turkish Case; 5. Independence and Autonomy - Means towards Ends: How Misconceived Independence Created an Isolated Judiciary in Slovakia; 6. Strengthening De Facto Judicial Independence in Cambodia: Articulating a Human Rights-based Approach; Part II. Theoretical and Conceptual Discussion; 7. Judicial Independence and the Rule of Law in Developing Democracies; 8. The Role of the Separation of Powers in Preventing Arbitrariness; Part III. De Jure Judicial Independence; 9. The Judiciaries in Africa at Crossroads: Can they Counter the Wave of Authoritarian Resurgence?; 10. Judicial Independence in the Asia Pacific Region from the Perspective of Comparative Judicial Politics; 11. Judicial Independence in Iraq: Jurisdictional Conflicts between the Higher Judicial Council and the Federal Supreme Court; 12. Judicial Independence in Chile, 1973-2023; 13. Constitutional Design as an Enabler of Peace: Colombia and its Constitutional Reform of 1991; Conclusion: Challenges, Opportunities, and Recommendations for Judicial Independence in Transitional Democracies