Judges beyond Politics in Democracy and Dictatorship - Lessons from Chile (Hardcover)

Why did formerly independent Chilean judges, trained under and appointed by democratic governments, facilitate and condone the illiberal, antidemocratic, and anti-legal policies of the Pinochet regime? Challenging the assumption that adjudication in non-democratic settings is fundamentally different and less puzzling than it is in democratic regimes, this book offers a longitudinal analysis of judicial behavior, demonstrating striking continuity in judicial performance across regimes in Chile. The work explores the relevance of judges' personal policy preferences, social class, and legal philosophy, but argues that institutional factors best explain the persistent failure of judges to take stands in defense of rights and rule of law principles. Specifically, the institutional structure and ideology of the Chilean judiciary, grounded in the ideal of judicial apoliticism, furnished judges with professional understandings and incentives that left them unequipped and disinclined to take stands in defense of liberal democratic principles, before, during, and after the authoritarian interlude.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Cambridge Studies in Law and Society
Release date:	July 2007
First published:	2007
Authors:	Lisa Hilbink
Dimensions:	233 x 160 x 25mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	316
ISBN-13:	978-0-521-87664-3
Categories:	Books > Law > Jurisprudence & general issues > Comparative law Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political structure & processes > General
LSN:	0-521-87664-8
Barcode:	9780521876643

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