The Vulnerability of Judges in Contemporary Africa

Alarming Trends

Datos Bibliográficos

ID3751159
AutoresTabeth Masengu (autor de correspondencia), Tabeth Masengu Tabeth Masengu
Año2017
Volumen63
Número4
Páginas3
Fecha de publicación2017-01-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaAfrica Today (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0001-9887 • E-ISSN: 1527-1978
EditorialIndiana University Press (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2979/africatoday.63.4.01
OpenAlexW2735909710
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas1
Referencias citadas6

The judicialization of politics has been described as one of the most significant phenomena of late twentieth- and early twenty-first-century government. The courts have more judicial muscle than they did centuries ago, but it would be a mistake to assume that with more power has come more protection. This article discusses judicial independence by highlighting some concerning instances of judicial interference that have occurred in sub-Saharan Africa since 2010. In my discussion of these threats, I highlight that the executive is not the only avenue by which interference in the judiciary occurs. I conclude with suggestions of ways in which judges as social actors can mitigate undue influence and present a stronger judiciary

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