Decay or Erosion? The Role of Informal Institutions in
Challenges Faced by Democratic Judiciaries

J 2023

Decay or Erosion? The Role of Informal Institutions in Challenges Faced by Democratic Judiciaries

ŠIPULOVÁ, Katarína a David KOSAŘ

Základní údaje

Originální název

Decay or Erosion? The Role of Informal Institutions in Challenges Faced by Democratic Judiciaries

Autoři

ŠIPULOVÁ, Katarína a David KOSAŘ

Vydání

German Law Journal, Cambridge University Press, 2023, 2071-8322

Další údaje

Jazyk

angličtina

Typ výsledku

Článek v odborném periodiku

Obor

50501 Law

Stát vydavatele

Spojené státy

Utajení

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

Odkazy

Open access článku

Impakt faktor

Impact factor: 1.500

Označené pro přenos do RIV

Ano

Kód RIV

RIV/00216224:14220/23:00133880

Organizační jednotka

Právnická fakulta

Klíčová slova anglicky

De-democratization ; democratic decay ; democratic erosion ; courts ; informal judicial institutions

Štítky

rivok

Příznaky

Mezinárodní význam, Recenzováno

Změněno: 27. 6. 2024 11:10, Mgr. Michal Petr

Anotace

V originále

De-democratization may take the form of executive-led attacks as well as incremental decrepitude, gradual emptying of underlying constitutional values, and state inertia. Contrary to general wisdom, both exogenous erosion and endogenous decay are heavily affected by informality. As courts are often the first institutions affected by de-democratization, this Article analyzes informality in erosion and decay of judicial institutions. It argues that such institutions interact with democracy in two core directions. The first one is endogenous and describes the decay of democratic judiciaries as a result of a long-term incongruence between formal and informal judicial institutions. The second direction captures the gradual erosion of informal institutions that have positive effects on judicial democratic resilience. These two processes, decay and erosion of informal judicial institutions, should not be overlooked. While they are less visible, slower, and often unintentional, they are as dangerous as frontal executive-led attacks on courts, because they significantly increase the window of opportunity for politicians who wish to downgrade the substance of democracy or even implement a regime change.

Návaznosti

101002660, interní kód MU

Název: Informal Judicial Institutions: Invisible Determinants of Democratic Decay (Akronym: INFINITY)

Investor: Evropská unie, Informal Judicial Institutions: Invisible Determinants of Democratic Decay, ERC (Excellent Science)

Přiložené soubory

SIPULOVA_KOSAR_Decay_or_Erosion_-_The_Role_of_Informal_Institutions_in_Challenges_Faced_by_Democratic_Judiciaries__2023_.pdf

Citovat

ŠIPULOVÁ, Katarína a David KOSAŘ. Decay or Erosion? The Role of Informal Institutions in Challenges Faced by Democratic Judiciaries. German Law Journal. Cambridge University Press, 2023, roč. 24, č. 8, s. 1577-1595. ISSN 2071-8322. Dostupné z: https://doi.org/10.1017/glj.2023.89.

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ŠIPULOVÁ, Katarína a David KOSAŘ. Decay or Erosion? The Role of Informal Institutions in Challenges Faced by Democratic Judiciaries. \textit{German Law Journal}. Cambridge University Press, 2023, roč.~24, č.~8, s.~1577-1595. ISSN~2071-8322. Dostupné z: https://doi.org/10.1017/glj.2023.89.

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