Judicial Independence in Latin America

Abstract

Reseña:The general objective of this dissertation can be stated in four steps: (1) To provide a precise definition of judicial independence; (2) to create a measure of judicial independence de jure theoretically consistent with the definition and capable to be compared across space and time; (3) to identify the conditions under which such measure can be a good proxy for judicial independence from the other governmental organs and for judge's independence to decide on cases in which the interests of those organs are affected; finally (4) to explore the relationship between judicial independence and corruption...