The Appointment and Removal Process for judges in Argentina: The Role of Judicial Councils and Impeachment Juries in Promoting Judicial Independence

This article explores the conditions that allow judicial councils and impeachment juries to promote judicial autonomy. In theory, these bodies intervene in the appointment and removal of judges in order to reduce executive control over court composition, thereby promoting judicial independence. Usin...

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Published in:	Latin American politics and society Vol. 49; no. 2; pp. 33 - 58
Main Author:	Chavez, Rebecca Bill
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01-07-2007 University of Miami Cambridge University Press
Subjects:	Appointment Appointments & personnel changes Argentina Attorneys Checks and Balances Competition Councils Discipline Executive branch Governors Impeachment Incentives Independence Judges Judges & magistrates Judicial appointments Judicial system Judiciary Juries Latin American studies Legislation Political freedom Political parties Political Systems Politics Power Presidents Tenure Upper houses
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