We provide a conceptual map of judicial independence and evaluate the content, construct,
and convergent validity of 13 cross-national measures. There is evidence suggesting the …

What explains the success of criminal prosecutions against former Latin American officials
accused of human rights violations? Why did some judiciaries evolve from unresponsive …

Public authorities' compliance with judicial dictates is central to legality and constitutionality,
may influence broader policy and political outcomes, and can have powerful feedback …

How are courts used to erode democracy? Using the literature on democratic backsliding
and judicial politics as a theoretical framework, in this work, I show the path of how courts …

Why do some newspapers remain critical in contexts of antipress repression while others do
not? It has been argued that aggressions against journalists generate a deterrence effect on …

This article focuses on the efforts of power holders–at the executive or the legislative level–
to influence or curb court activity informally or extra-legally, an acknowledged but under …

Whether we like it or not, court-packing has flourished all over the world. Bolivian,
Hungarian, Polish, and Turkish as well as Venezuelan political leaders have recently …