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Journal of Law and Courts is a peer-reviewed journal published by Cambridge University Press, covering Judicial and Constitutional Studies, Law, Economics, and Judicial Systems, Legal and Constitutional Studies. Over its lifetime it has published 265 papers, which have received 3,082 citations.
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
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| Reference style | Numbered Numbered — [1], [2] in the text [1] A. Smith, B. Jones, and C. Lee, A representative article title, Journal of Law and Courts 12 (2023) 45–58.
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| Publishes research in | Judicial and Constitutional Studies Law, Economics, and Judicial Systems Legal and Constitutional Studies Electoral Systems and Political Participation Legal Education and Practice Innovations |
| ISSN | 2164-6570 |
| Citation impact (2-yr) | 1.81 |
| h-index | 27 |
| i10-index | 75 |
| Top institutions publishing here | Emory University |
| Journal website | www.jstor.org |
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Abstract We present a new cross-national measure of de facto judicial independence, which is available for 200 countries from 1948 to 2012. To do so, we introduce a statistical measurement model for uncovering latent concepts commonly encountered in time-series, cross-sectional analyses in comparative politics and international relations. Our approach addresses unique challenges that arise in…
Abstract The relationship between de jure and de facto judicial independence is much debated in the literature on judicial politics. Some studies find no relationship between the formal rules governing the structure of the judiciary and de facto judicial independence, while others find a tight correlation. This article sets out to reassess the relationship between…
Abstract While Supreme Court cases are generally salient or important, some are many degrees more important than others. A wide range of theoretical and empirical work throughout the study of judicial politics implicates this varying salience. Some work considers salience a variable to be explained, perhaps with judicial behavior the explanatory factor. The currently dominant…
Abstract Since 2014, Chinese courts have placed tens of millions of court judgments online. We analyze the promise and pitfalls of using this new data source, highlighting takeaways for readers facing similar issues using other collections of legal texts. Drawing on 1,058,986 documents from Henan Province, we identify problems with missing data and call on…
Abstract The article focuses on judicial politics in three international regimes. The courts of these regimes are trustee courts, operating in an environment of judicial supremacy with respect to states. An international trustee court meets three criteria: (1) the court is the authoritative interpreter of the regime’s law; (2) the court’s jurisdiction is compulsory; and…
