MARC Record from Library of Congress

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001 2011037804
003 DLC
005 20110912170031.0
008 110909s2012 nyu b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2011037804
020 $a9781107014893 (hardback)
040 $aDLC$cDLC
043 $ae-ru---$ae-uk---
050 00 $aKLA1612$b.P67 2012
082 00 $a347.47/012$223
100 1 $aPopova, Maria,$d1975-
245 10 $aPoliticized justice in emerging democracies :$ba case study of courts in Russia and Ukraine /$cMaria Popova.
260 $aNew York :$bCambridge University Press,$c2012.
263 $a1201
300 $ap. cm.
490 0 $aComparative constitutional law and policy
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 $aWhat is judicial independence? -- Judges and politicians : theories about the origins of judicial independence -- What can a focused comparison of Russia and Ukraine tell us about the origins of independent courts -- The role of Ukrainian and Russian courts in the provision of free and fair elections : judicial independence from politicians during the 2002 RADA and the 2003 Duma campaign -- The role of Ukrainian and Russian courts in the provision of press freedom : judicial independence in defamation lawsuits, 1998-2003 -- Politicians' capacity to pressure the courts -- Politicians' willingness to pressure the courts, 1998-2004 and beyond.
650 0 $aJudicial independence$zUkraine.
650 0 $aJudicial independence$zRussia Federation.