Judicial Behavior under Austerity: An Empirical Analysis of Behavioral Changes in the Portuguese Constitutional Court, 2002-2016

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susana Coroado ◽  
Nuno M. Garoupa ◽  
Pedro C. Magalhhes
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Analysis ◽  
Behavioral Changes ◽  
Judicial Behavior ◽  
Constitutional Court

Does being a foreigner shape judicial behaviour? Evidence from the Constitutional Court of Andorra, 1993–2016

2017 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 181-195 ◽  
Author(s):  
NUNO GAROUPA
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Analysis ◽  
Entire Population ◽  
Policy Preferences ◽  
Personal Attributes ◽  
Constitutional Court ◽  
Professional Background ◽  
Statistical Effect ◽  
The World

AbstractDifferent personal attributes have been considered to account for judicial policy preferences around the world: ideology, age, gender, race, religion, language and professional background. The appointment of foreign judges is a particularly rare characteristic since most countries do not entertain such a possibility. We use the specific case of the Constitutional Court of Andorra to test the extent to which foreign-appointed judges make a difference, and particularly whether they are more or less inclined to favour local petitioners. An empirical analysis of the entire population of abstract review cases in the period 1993–2016 does not indicate a strong statistical effect.

scholarly journals Litigating Federalism: An Empirical Analysis of Decisions of the Belgian Constitutional Court

2017 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 305-346 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lucia Dalla Pellegrina ◽  
Jef De Mot ◽  
Michael Faure ◽  
Nuno Garoupa
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Analysis ◽  
Central Government ◽  
The Political ◽  
Political Affiliation ◽  
Constitutional Court ◽  
Empirical Testing ◽  
Political Preferences ◽  
Rate Of Success ◽  
Political Alignment

Belgian Constitutional Court – Conflicts between regions, communities and the central government – Allocation of competences – Decisions with high political content – Degree of political alignment between the parties in litigation and judicial behaviour at the Court – Empirical testing – All decisions of the Belgian Constitutional Court, 1985-2012 – Alignment between the alleged political preferences of the judges and the political affiliation of the Petitioner increases the rate of success of the latter

Mixed Judicial Selection and Constitutional Review

2019 ◽  
Vol 53 (7) ◽  
pp. 1092-1123
Author(s):  
Lydia Brashear Tiede
Keyword(s):  
Judicial Behavior ◽  
Legislative Process ◽  
Constitutional Court ◽  
Selection System ◽  
Deliberative Process ◽  
Constitutional Courts ◽  
Constitutional Review ◽  
Individual Choices ◽  
Behavior Models ◽  
Specific Number

Almost half the constitutional court judges worldwide are selected by a mixed selection system, whereby a specific number of judges are selected by different government institutions. What are the implications of this selection method and its variations for judges’ individual choices on constitutional review cases? An examination of vote choice on the Chilean and Colombian constitutional courts indicates that judges’ decisions to strike down laws are explained more by their and other colleagues’ institutional selector than their political party associations. The results call into question traditional judicial behavior models by suggesting that judges with different selectors have distinct voices when adjudicating constitutional questions which in turn enhances the deliberative process. However, the results also raise concern that certain selecting institutions may have a more significant voice in vetoing legislation than afforded them in the regular legislative process.

scholarly journals Design and Empirical Exploration for Second Trimester Period using Markov Process

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (5) ◽  
pp. 3283-3285
Keyword(s):  
Monte Carlo Simulation ◽  
Monte Carlo ◽  
Risk Factor ◽  
Markov Process ◽  
Stochastic Model ◽  
Empirical Analysis ◽  
Fetal Development ◽  
Behavioral Changes ◽  
Second Trimester ◽  
Different Levels

This research investigates the conditioned level in the mid-gestation period using stochastic model such as Markov process which requires the Monte Carlo simulation to get the intended results. The simulation in fetal stages addresses the influence of possible risk factor in different levels. The abnormal conditioned in mid-pregnancy that affects the behavioral randomness of the fetal development. The equation of the data implement through the Monte Carlo equation. Empirical Analysis has showed in the behavioral changes of fetal development during mid-gestation.

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