Meddling with justice: Competitive politics, impunity, and distrusted courts in post-orange Ukraine

Alexei Trochev

doi:10.3200/DEMO.18.2.122-147

Meddling with justice: Competitive politics, impunity, and distrusted courts in post-orange Ukraine

Alexei Trochev

University of Toronto

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Abstract

Contrary to the theories of judicial empowerment that argue that the presence of strong political opposition is necessary for the development of an independent judiciary, the increasing fragmentation of power in today's Ukraine goes hand-in-hand with judicial disempowerment-dependent courts regularly provide important benefits to rival elites.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	122-147
Number of pages	26
Journal	Demokratizatsiya
Volume	18
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3200/DEMO.18.2.122-147
Publication status	Published - Apr 1 2010
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

fragmentation of power
impunity
judicial corruption
judicial independence
post-Communism
ukraine

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Geography, Planning and Development
Political Science and International Relations

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