Global Perspectives on the Rule of Law by Heckman James J.;Nelson Robert L.;Cabatingan Lee;

Author:Heckman, James J.;Nelson, Robert L.;Cabatingan, Lee;
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Development Studies
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Group
Published: 2009-07-27T00:00:00+00:00

Under such circumstances, judges may start to rule against the current government as soon as it begins to weaken so as to preserve their position under a future regime. Judicial decisions in such circumstances provide information to the opposition about the imminence of decline, and thus can help to facilitate anti-regime coordination.

In very rare cases, then, courts may make crucial decisions that turn out to be focal points for broader oppositional coalitions to mobilize. That is, court decisions can become the crucial moment at which regime change coalesces. But court decisions are neither necessary nor sufficient for democratic transition to occur. And a historical review suggests such moments do not often occur.

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