Judicial empowerment of chief justices in Central Europe through supranational means: Judicial self-defense or judicial self-dealing?

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Výsledek na webu

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DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/icon/moaf017" target="_blank" >10.1093/icon/moaf017</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Judicial empowerment of chief justices in Central Europe through supranational means: Judicial self-defense or judicial self-dealing?

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

Chief justices in Central Europe-defined as the presidents of the supreme court-are powerful and consequential actors. Politicians in the region are well aware of this fact and have sought to undermine, bypass, or replace them. This article shows that chief justices have, in many cases, fought back. It argues that the increased supranational protection of judicial independence in Europe has changed the dynamics between chief justices and their domestic governments and, more broadly, has increased the likelihood of judicial resistance by chief justices in the face of democratic decay. Chief justices can, under such conditions, leverage supranational institutions and transnational alliances to halt or slow down backsliding. At the same time, this article cautions against uncritical supranational support for chief justices, as they may also misuse or abuse supranational protection for personal or political gain. The article concludes with suggestions for how the strategies adopted by chief justices in Central Europe can be adapted in jurisdictions outside Europe, where supranational safeguards for judicial independence are less robust.

Název v anglickém jazyce

Judicial empowerment of chief justices in Central Europe through supranational means: Judicial self-defense or judicial self-dealing?

Popis výsledku anglicky

Chief justices in Central Europe-defined as the presidents of the supreme court-are powerful and consequential actors. Politicians in the region are well aware of this fact and have sought to undermine, bypass, or replace them. This article shows that chief justices have, in many cases, fought back. It argues that the increased supranational protection of judicial independence in Europe has changed the dynamics between chief justices and their domestic governments and, more broadly, has increased the likelihood of judicial resistance by chief justices in the face of democratic decay. Chief justices can, under such conditions, leverage supranational institutions and transnational alliances to halt or slow down backsliding. At the same time, this article cautions against uncritical supranational support for chief justices, as they may also misuse or abuse supranational protection for personal or political gain. The article concludes with suggestions for how the strategies adopted by chief justices in Central Europe can be adapted in jurisdictions outside Europe, where supranational safeguards for judicial independence are less robust.

Druh

J_imp - Článek v periodiku v databázi Web of Science

CEP obor

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OECD FORD obor

50501 - Law

Projekt

—

Návaznosti

R - Projekt Ramcoveho programu EK

Rok uplatnění

2025

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

ICON-International Journal of Constitutional Law

ISSN

1474-2640

e-ISSN

1474-2659

Svazek periodika

23

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

1

Stát vydavatele periodika

GB - Spojené království Velké Británie a Severního Irska

Počet stran výsledku

19

Strana od-do

279-297

Kód UT WoS článku

001497604600001

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

2-s2.0-105012256324