Be Careful What You Wish For: A Cautionary Tale of Post-Communist Judicial Empowerment

Q2 Social Sciences

Demokratizatsiya Pub Date : 2010-01-01 DOI:10.3200/DEMO.18.1.56-73

M. Popova

引用次数: 17

Abstract

Abstract: This article aims to curb the enthusiasm for post-Communist judicial empowerment by showing that sometimes a powerful judiciary can threaten the rule of law. It argues that the powerful Bulgarian Constitutional Court promotes conflict between the executive and the ordinary judiciary. The “war of institutions” has made Bulgaria the poster child for failed judicial reforms among new European Union members. Bulgaria’s experience should serve as a cautionary tale for EU candidate countries and show that strengthening the judiciary is not a panacea.

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小心你的愿望:后共产主义司法赋权的警世故事

摘要:本文旨在通过展示强大的司法有时会威胁法治，遏制对后共产主义司法赋权的热情。它认为，强大的保加利亚宪法法院助长了行政部门和普通司法部门之间的冲突。“制度之战”使保加利亚成为欧盟新成员国中司法改革失败的典型代表。保加利亚的经历应该成为欧盟候选国的一个警世故事，并表明加强司法并不是万灵药。

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Demokratizatsiya Social Sciences-Political Science and International Relations

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