When the court faces the government

• In Event: JSS 6
  In JSS Session: JSS: Courts in Separation of Powers Systems

Brief Overview

Analyzing data from the Brazilian Supreme Court, the paper shows that a court that has a wide agenda-setting power is more prone to declare unconstitutional laws passed by previous governments than the ones enacted by the current government.

Authors

• Thiago Moreira, Texas A&M University

• Thiago do Nascimento Fonseca, University of São Paulo