Introduction -- A. The social and political significance of the judiciary -- B. The rise of the political judge -- C. How to guard the guardians -- D.A comparative and empirical analysis: general trends and peculiar cases -- 1. Judges: Status, Career, and Activism -- 2. The Judicial System -- 3. The Political System -- Conclusion: Judicial Power: Threat or Key to Democracy?
Summary
This text argues that certain elements affect the political significance of judicial decisions: Firstly, the status of judges; secondly, the organization of the judicial system including such things as the existence of judicial review of legislation and the structure of trials