Does the formal authority of constitutional courts matter? Reassessing the explanations for judicial assertiveness

• In Event: JSS 6
  In JSS Session: JSS: Emerging Scholars on Emergent (and non-U.S.) Courts

Brief Overview

This paper looks at the impact of the institutional choices affecting the accessibility, scope, and voting rules of constitutional courts on the willingness of courts to intervene in the public policy process.

Author

• Susan Achury, Miami University