The Persuasive Power of Supreme Courts: Evidence from Tanzania.

• In Event: Institutional Challenges to Democracy

Brief Overview

This study investigates judicial opinion leadership outside of industrialized democracies by tracing
the effect of an internationally heralded ruling by the Court of Appeal of Tanzania– banning marriage for all girls under the age of 18.

Authors

• Salma Emmanuel, University of Dar es Salaam

• Dylan W Groves, Lafayette College

• Donald P Green, Columbia University

• Beatrice Montano, Columbia University

• Bardia Rahmani, Columbia University