TY - BOOK ID - 78342986 TI - Judicial politics in new democracies : cases from Southern Africa PY - 2009 SN - 1626371091 9781626371095 9781588266576 1588266575 PB - Boulder, Colorado : Lynne Rienner Publishers, DB - UniCat KW - Justice, Administration of KW - Administration of justice KW - Law KW - Courts KW - Law and legislation UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:78342986 AB - "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. ER -