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In Russia, as the confrontation over the constitutional distribution of authority raged, Boris Yeltsin’s economic program regularly wended its way in and out of the Constitutional Court until Yeltsin finally suspended that court in the aftermath of his clash with the hard-line parliament. In Europe, French and German legislators and executives now routinely alter desired policies in response to or in anticipation of the pronouncements of constitutional courts. In … More >>
The Global Expansion of Judicial Power
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As one of the other reviewers noted, this book is a classic and did mark an important first step in the study of judiciaries outside the U.S. However, many of the articles focus on describing judicial politics as they stood in circa 1994, rather than developing a theoretical framework. There’s relatively little discussion of some of the political science theories behind the expansion of judicial power, but rather chronicling instances of it. Thus, the book is somewhat outdated and of limited value. There are many more recent books in this field that have a stronger theoretical application (I recommend Tom Ginsburg and Martin Shapiro).
Rating: 3 / 5
Tate and Vallinder’s book is already recognized for being one of the first published studies – or collection of studies – on the topic of the judicialization of politics. And it deserves really the credit of being not just a pioneer, but also and most importantly a classic. A must-read for anyone concerned with the otherwise understated “Third Power”, specially outside the U.S.
Rating: 5 / 5