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Copyright Ediciones Universidad de Salamanca Aug 2014

Abstract

This article analyses political party influence over appointment of supreme justices in weakly institutionalized democracies. While the classic approach points out the effect of the presence of weak presidents leading to more judicial independence, the authors have argued that, in cases of weak presidents, it is the legislature that takes political control in the courts. Using original data regarding the Ecuadorian Supreme Court (1979-2013) and historical narratives, they have show that, changes in the legislative coalitions usually imply changes in the composition of the Supreme Court. Only in cases of strong presidents, such as Rafael Correa, has the Executive been a determining actor in political control of Supreme Court judges.

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Title
LA CORTE SUPREMA DEL ECUADOR EN EL PERÍODO DEMOCRÁTICO (1979-2013): ENTRE LA INESTABILIDAD INSTITUCIONAL Y LA INFLUENCIA PARTIDISTA/Ecuador's Supreme Court in the democratic period 1979-2013: between institutional instability and political influence
Author
Basabe-Serrano, Santiago; Escobar, Santiago Llanos
Pages
15-63,3,7
Publication year
2014
Publication date
Aug 2014
Publisher
Ediciones Universidad de Salamanca
ISSN
11302887
e-ISSN
11302895
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
1563754558
Copyright
Copyright Ediciones Universidad de Salamanca Aug 2014