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I Want It All, and I Want It Now: The Political Manipulation of Argentina’s Provincial High Courts
Ich will alles und ich will es jetzt: die politische Manipulation von Argentiniens Provinzialgerichtshöfen
I Want It All, and I Want It Now: La manipulación política de las Cortes Supremas provinciales en Argentina
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Abstract Provincial supreme courts are important players in local politics because justices
can affect the interest of the ruling governors; however, no research has addressed
the factors that affect judicial turnover in provincial high courts in new democracies.
This research attempts t... view more
Provincial supreme courts are important players in local politics because justices
can affect the interest of the ruling governors; however, no research has addressed
the factors that affect judicial turnover in provincial high courts in new democracies.
This research attempts to fill this gap by using original data on the 525 departures
of all provincial high court justices in Argentina from 1983 to 2009. My guiding hypothesis
is that the stability of a justice on the bench depends on the political proximity
of the justice to the ruling governor rather than on the executive’s institutional
capacity to impeach. This study reveals that being aligned with the faction of the
ruling governor is a major factor in accounting for judicial turnover not only in
single-party provinces, as expected, but also in multi-party provinces. Because provincial
politics have proven to be a major source of power for national politicians, governors
would prefer to have a friendly court during their administration.... view less
Las Cortes Supremas provinciales son importantes actores políticos en la política
local porque los jueces pueden afectar los intereses de los gobernantes, no obstante
no exite investigación que analice los factores que afectan la inestabilidad de las
cortes provinciales en las n... view more
Las Cortes Supremas provinciales son importantes actores políticos en la política
local porque los jueces pueden afectar los intereses de los gobernantes, no obstante
no exite investigación que analice los factores que afectan la inestabilidad de las
cortes provinciales en las nuevas democracias. Este trabajo tiene por objetivo llenar
este vacio analizando las salidas de los 525 jueces de las Cortes Supremas provinciales
en Argentina desde 1983 al 2009. La principal hipótesis propone que la estabilidad
de los jueces en el cargo depende de la proximidad política del juez con el gobernador
de turno mas que con la capacidad institucional del gobernador para relalizar juicio
político. Este estudio revela que estar alineado con la facción del gobernador es
una factor determinante para explicar la inestabilidad de los jueces en el cargo tanto
en provincias con único partido como en provincias con competencia partidaria. La
política provicial ha demostrado ser una fuente de poder político nacional para los
gobernadores, por ende la manipulación de las cortes es una herramienta clave para
los gobiernos.... view less
Keywords
Latin America; region; judiciary; manipulation; political change; social actor; historical development; Supreme Court; structural change; jurisdiction; democracy; demographic transition; Argentina; South America; developing country
Classification
General History
Law
Method
descriptive study; historical
Document language
English
Publication Year
2012
Page/Pages
p. 39-62
Journal
Journal of Politics in Latin America, 4 (2012) 2
ISSN
1868-4890
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed
Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works