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020			_a9781588266576 _qhbk. : alk. paper
035			_a(OCoLC)317067890
040			_cASTL _beng
100	1		_aVonDoepp, Peter, _d1967- _9818907
245	1	0	_aJudicial politics in new democracies : _bcases from Southern Africa / _cPeter VonDoepp.
260			_aBoulder, Colo. : _bLynne Rienner Publishers, _c2009.
300			_axiii, 185 p. ; _c24 cm.
490	1		_aChallenge and change in African politics
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 169-178) and index.
505	0		_aDemocracy and judicial autonomy : investigating the Southern African cases -- Understanding government choices : judicial politics in theoretical perspective -- Neopatrimonial politics and the intimidation of the courts in Zambia -- Informal ties, threats, and the problem of judicial control in Malawi -- Party dominance and judicial autonomy in Namibia -- Insights from the Southern African cases.
520	1		_a"That judicial institutions are important for emerging democracies leaves little (if any) room for debate. But to what extent do judiciaries in these new democracies maintain their autonomy? And what accounts for varying levels of autonomy across states? Drawing on the cases of Malawi, Zambia, and Namibia - and offering a novel analytical framework - Peter VonDoepp illuminates why power holders behave as they do toward the courts." "VonDoepp considers whether and why political leaders have respected or undermined judicial autonomy in each of the three cases. He also addresses how the courts themselves have shaped executive-judicial relations. His findings present unexpected challenges for existing frameworks, as well as important lessons about the factors and conditions affecting judicial development in transitional states."--BOOK JACKET.
650		0	_aJustice, Administration of _zAfrica, Southern. _9818908
830		0	_aChallenge and change in African politics. _9818909
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