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1 online resource (326 p.) |
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Comparative Constitutional Law and Policy Ser |
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Comparative Constitutional Law and Policy Ser
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Cover -- Half-title -- Series information -- Title page -- Copyright information -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Acknowledgments -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 Area of Inquiry and Scope of the Book -- 1.2 Brief Overview of the Main Arguments and Approach -- 1.3 Preview of the Empirical Results -- 1.4 Plan of the Book -- 2 The Implications of Mixed Judicial Selection on Decision-Making -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 The Difficulty of Striking Down Laws as Unconstitutional -- 2.2.1 Court Action or Inaction Based on Retaliation |
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2.2.2 Court Action or Inaction Due to Diverging and Sometimes Converging Preferences -- 2.3 Legal and Political Context for Individual and Collective Choice -- 2.4 Individual Choice and General Predictions -- 2.4.1 Judges' Preferences -- 2.4.2 Behavioral Implications of Variations in Mixed Selection Systems -- 2.4.3 Implications of the Collegial Forum for Individual Choice: The Micro to Macro Explanation -- 2.5 Collective Choice and General Predictions -- 2.5.1 Courts' Preferences -- 2.5.2 Implications of Selecting Institutions on Collective Decision-Making -- 2.6 Evidence to Support the Theory |
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3 Mixed Judicial Selection: Prevalence and Variation -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Mixed Judicial Selection Comparatively -- 3.3 Latin American Courts as a Focal Point -- 3.4 Why Focus on the Constitutional Courts of Chile and Colombia? -- 4 The Chilean Constitutional Tribunal in Political Context -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Brief History of Political and Economic Developments Prior to the Military Coup -- 4.3 Chile under the Junta (1973-1989) -- 4.4 Chile's Democratic Transition -- 4.5 Political Institutions in the Democratic Period -- 4.6 The Chilean Constitutional Tribunal |
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4.6.1 CT Origins, Powers, and Selection of Judges, 1980-2005 -- 4.6.2 CT Powers and Selection of Judges after Constitutional Reforms of 2005 -- 4.7 Chapter Summary -- 5 The Colombian Constitutional Court in Political Context -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Brief History of Political and Economic Developments Prior to the Constituent Assembly -- 5.3 The Mounting Crisis -- 5.4 Transition through the Constituent Assembly and the New Constitution of 1991 -- 5.5 Political Institutions under the 1991 Constitution -- 5.6 The Colombian Constitutional Court |
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5.6.1 Creation and Powers of the Constitutional Court -- 5.6.2 Selection of the Constitutional Court -- 5.7 Chapter Summary -- 6 Determinants of Legal Invalidation by Constitutional Judges -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Judges on the Chilean and Colombian Constitutional Courts -- 6.2.1 The Chilean Constitutional Tribunal Judges -- 6.2.2 Colombian Constitutional Court Judges -- 6.3 Predictions Related to Individual Choice for the Chilean and Colombian Constitutional Courts -- 6.3.1 Hypotheses Based on Judges' Individual Characteristics -- 6.3.2 Hypotheses Based on Presence or Panel Effects |
Summary |
Provides an innovative study of how mixed judicial selection operates to influence judges' and courts' decisions |
Notes |
Description based upon print version of record |
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6.4 Description of Data and Analysis |
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Chile. Tribunal Constitucional -- Decision making
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Colombia. Corte Constitucional -- Decision making
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Chile. Tribunal Constitucional fast |
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Colombia. Corte Constitucional fast |
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Constitutional courts -- Chile -- Decision making
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Political questions and judicial power -- Chile
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Judicial process -- Chile
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Constitutional courts -- Colombia -- Decision making
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Political questions and judicial power -- Colombia
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Judicial process -- Colombia
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Decision making
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Judicial process
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Political questions and judicial power
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Chile
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Colombia
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Electronic book
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ISBN |
1009079425 |
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9781009079426 |