Rhonda Evans Case
Biographic Data
| ID | 4194191 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Rhonda Evans Case |
| GIVEN NAMES | Rhonda Evans |
| FAMILY NAME | Case |
| SIGNATURE | CASE R E |
| AFFILIATIONS | East Carolina University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 45 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2000 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Re‐engineering Legal Opportunity Structures in the European Union? The Starting Line Group and the Politics of the Racial Equality Directive
Using the Racial Equality Directive to test competing explanations concerning the types of actors who seek to liberalize legal opportunity structures, we find that it was pursued by a coalition of societal interests working through European Union institutions that sought reforms intended to facilitate strategic litigation
Friends or Foes? The Commonwealth and the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission in the Courts
National human rights institutions (NHRIs), quasi-governmental agencies intended to protect human rights, constitute one of the most common institutional innovations advocated by the modern human rights movement. Among other things, they are intended to facilitate government compliance with human rights standards. This article examines the extent to which one particular NHRI, Australia's Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission (HREOC), has …
Constitutional Design of the Executive
Given the history of the institution in the U.S., it is perhaps not surprising that few democracies have adopted a vice presidency. But, why do any countries have vice presidencies? What, if any, functions do they fulfill? In this paper we examine constitutional provisions for vice presidencies in 29 presidential democracies throughout the world. Specifically, we examine the extent to which the office of the vice presidency fulfills three possibl…
Institutionalizing the EU One Case at a Time
Journal Article Institutionalizing the EU One Case at a Time Get access The European Court and Civil Society: Litigation, Mobilization and Governance. By Cichowski Rachel A.Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2007. 310 pp., $91.00 cloth (ISBN-13: 978-0-521-85585-3); $34.99 paper (ISBN-13: 978-0-521-67181-1). Rhonda Evans Case Rhonda Evans Case Department of Political Science, East Carolina University Search for other works by this author on: O…
Australia
In recent years several parliamentary democracies have considered replacing hereditary monarchs--the most visible remnant of the predemocratic era--with popularly chosen presidents and a republican form of government. This democratic reform is not easy to make, however, because it involves combining the well-established sovereignty of parliaments with presidents who may stake their own claim to sovereignty and popular support in clashes with prim…
Re‐engineering Legal Opportunity Structures in the European Union? The Starting Line Group and the Politics of the Racial Equality Directive
Using the Racial Equality Directive to test competing explanations concerning the types of actors who seek to liberalize legal opportunity structures, we find that it was pursued by a coalition of societal interests working through European Union institutions that sought reforms intended to facilitate strategic litigation
Constitutional Design of the Executive
Given the history of the institution in the U.S., it is perhaps not surprising that few democracies have adopted a vice presidency. But, why do any countries have vice presidencies? What, if any, functions do they fulfill? In this paper we examine constitutional provisions for vice presidencies in 29 presidential democracies throughout the world. Specifically, we examine the extent to which the office of the vice presidency fulfills three possibl…
Australia
In recent years several parliamentary democracies have considered replacing hereditary monarchs--the most visible remnant of the predemocratic era--with popularly chosen presidents and a republican form of government. This democratic reform is not easy to make, however, because it involves combining the well-established sovereignty of parliaments with presidents who may stake their own claim to sovereignty and popular support in clashes with prim…
Australia
In recent years several parliamentary democracies have considered replacing hereditary monarchs--the most visible remnant of the predemocratic era--with popularly chosen presidents and a republican form of government. This democratic reform is not easy to make, however, because it involves combining the well-established sovereignty of parliaments with presidents who may stake their own claim to sovereignty and popular support in clashes with prim…
Institutionalizing the EU One Case at a Time
Journal Article Institutionalizing the EU One Case at a Time Get access The European Court and Civil Society: Litigation, Mobilization and Governance. By Cichowski Rachel A.Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2007. 310 pp., $91.00 cloth (ISBN-13: 978-0-521-85585-3); $34.99 paper (ISBN-13: 978-0-521-67181-1). Rhonda Evans Case Rhonda Evans Case Department of Political Science, East Carolina University Search for other works by this author on: O…
Friends or Foes? The Commonwealth and the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission in the Courts
National human rights institutions (NHRIs), quasi-governmental agencies intended to protect human rights, constitute one of the most common institutional innovations advocated by the modern human rights movement. Among other things, they are intended to facilitate government compliance with human rights standards. This article examines the extent to which one particular NHRI, Australia's Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission (HREOC), has …
Constitutional Design of the Executive
Given the history of the institution in the U.S., it is perhaps not surprising that few democracies have adopted a vice presidency. But, why do any countries have vice presidencies? What, if any, functions do they fulfill? In this paper we examine constitutional provisions for vice presidencies in 29 presidential democracies throughout the world. Specifically, we examine the extent to which the office of the vice presidency fulfills three possibl…
Re‐engineering Legal Opportunity Structures in the European Union? The Starting Line Group and the Politics of the Racial Equality Directive
Using the Racial Equality Directive to test competing explanations concerning the types of actors who seek to liberalize legal opportunity structures, we find that it was pursued by a coalition of societal interests working through European Union institutions that sought reforms intended to facilitate strategic litigation
Law (5 works) · Law (5 works) · Political science (5 works) · Public Administration (5 works) · Public Administration (5 works) · Politics (4 works) · Judicial and Constitutional Studies (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Commonwealth, Australian Politics and Federalism (2 works) · European and International Law Studies (2 works)