Explaining Constitutional Change: The Case of Judicial Independence

This paper studies the factors driving changes in judicial independence (JI) as incorporated in constitutions. Two indicators of constitutionally safeguarded JI are constructed. Variations in these indicators are identified based on changes in the constitutions of as many as 100 countries that occur...

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Published in:	MAGKS - Joint Discussion Paper Series in Economics (Band 49-2012)
Main Authors:	Hayo, Bernd, Voigt, Stefan
Format:	Work
Language:	English
Published:	Philipps-Universität Marburg 2012
Subjects:	endogenous constitutions, relevance of leaders. constitutional change judicial independence Wirtschaft Economics
Online Access:	PDF Full Text
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