Judicial Power and Strategic Communication in Mexico |  | Author: Jeffrey K. Staton
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
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ISBN: 0521195217
Dewey Decimal Number: 347.72012
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Publication Date: March 22, 2010
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Product Description
Although they are not directly accountable to voters, constitutional court judges around the world nevertheless communicate with the general public through the media. In Judicial Power and Strategic Communication in Mexico, Jeffrey K. Staton argues that constitutional courts develop public relations strategies in order to increase the transparency of judicial behavior and promote judicial legitimacy - two conditions that are favorable for the exercise of independent judicial power. Yet, in some political contexts there can be a tension between transparency and legitimacy, and for this reason, courts cannot necessarily advance both conditions simultaneously. The argument is tested via an analysis of the Mexican Supreme Court during Mexico's recent transition to democracy, and also through a cross-national analysis of public perceptions of judicial legitimacy. The results demonstrate that judges can be active participants in the construction of their own power. More broadly, the study develops a positive political theory of institutions, which highlights the connections between democratization and the rule of law.
Book Description
Jeffrey K. Staton argues that constitutional courts develop public relations strategies to increase the transparency of judicial behavior and promote judicial legitimacy, conditions that promote judicial independence. Set in the context of Mexico, he develops and tests a positive political theory of institutions that illuminates the connections between democratization and the rule of law.
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