Judges beyond politics in democracy and dictatorship : lessons from Chile /

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Author / Creator:	Hilbink, Lisa, 1967-
Imprint:	Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2007.
Description:	1 online resource (xvi, 299 pages)
Language:	English
Series:	Cambridge studies in law and society Cambridge studies in law and society.
Subject:	Justice, Administration of -- Chile -- History. Judges -- Chile -- History. Judicial power -- Chile -- History. Law reform -- Chile -- History. Democracy -- Chile -- History. Constitutional history -- Chile. LAW -- Civil Procedure. LAW -- Legal Services. POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- Judicial Branch. Constitutional history. Democracy. Judges. Judicial power. Justice, Administration of. Law reform. Chile. Electronic books. History.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11830538

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ISBN:	9780511296772 0511296770 9780511511509 0511511507 9781107402362 1107402360 9780521876643 0521876648
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. Print version record.
Summary:	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 2007 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.
Other form:	Print version: Hilbink, Lisa, 1967- Judges beyond politics in democracy and dictatorship. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2007 9780521876643

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