Perils of Judicial Self-Government in Transitional Societies
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Judicial councils and other judicial self-government bodies have become a worldwide phenomenon. Democracies are increasingly turning to them to insulate the judiciary from the daily politics, to enhance independence and ensure judicial accountability. This book investigates the different forms of accountability and the taxonomy of mechanisms of control to determine a best practice methodology. The author expertly provides a meticulous analysis, using over 800 case studies from the Czech and Slovak disciplinary courts from 1993 to 2010 and creates a systematic framework the can be applied to future cases.
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The dilemma before the new democratic politicians of 1989 was very similar to the current discussions in Poland.
“The dilemma before the new democratic politicians of 1989 was hence very similar to the current discussions in Poland.49”
From Purging the Judiciary After a Transition: Between a Rock and a Hard Place (2025) · cites this paper as [49]
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Purging the Judiciary After a Transition: Between a Rock and a Hard Place
Šipulová, K., & Kosař, D. (2025) · Hague Journal on the Rule of Law · doi:10.1007/s40803-024-00201-y · Cited by 6 · see citing works
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- Authors
- Kosař, D.
- Affiliations
- Masaryk University (CZ)
- Corresponding author
- Kosař, David
- ORCID
- Kosař, David
- Venue
- Cambridge University Press eBooks
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Published
- 2016-03-05
- OpenAlex
- W2534456358
- Cited by
- 21
- References
- 3
- Citations by year
- 2021: 6 · 2020: 1 · 2019: 7 · 2018: 5 · 2017: 2
- FWCI
- 7.88
- Type
- book
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Cambridge University Press eBooks (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Law › Judicial and Constitutional Studies
- Social Sciences › Political Science and International Relations › Legal Systems and Judicial Processes
- Social Sciences › Political Science and International Relations › War, Law, and Justice
- Keywords
- judicial self-government, judicial council, judicial accountability, judicial independence, disciplinary court, transitional societies, Czech Republic, Slovakia, best practice framework
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