Why politicians want constitutional courts: The Russian case

Communist and Post-Communist Studies

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 187-211

  Thorson, Carla ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Constitutional coutrt; Democratization; Independent judiciary; Judicial review; Rule of law; Russia; Transition politics

Indexed keywords

DEMOCRATIC TRANSITION; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK; LEGAL SYSTEM;

EURASIA; RUSSIAN FEDERATION;

EID: 2542466961     PISSN: 0967067X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.postcomstud.2004.03.003     Document Type: Article

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