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Over 10 years ago, Feld and Voigt (2003) introduced the first indicator for objectively meas-uring the actual independence of the judiciary and demonstrated its utility in a large cross-section of countries. The indicator has been widely used, but also criticized. This paper pre-sents more...
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constitutional bill are impossible to establish, an analysis of the Icelandic constitution-writing efforts as 'digital democracy …' reveals some important lessons. High-quality input into constitution-making processes through digital participation is …
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-crash constitutional revision process launched in 2009. Also, the paper offers a brief account of some aspects of the constitution …
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This article introduces a novel database that measures governments' compliance with national constitutions. It combines …)compliance with constitutions. Our investigation of the stylized facts of constitutional compliance reveals a long-term increase in … worst. Constitutional design also matters: Constitutions that allow for the dismissal of the head of state or government for …
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A major characteristic of the European Union is its transitional or evolving nature, in particular with regard to the assignment of powers between the two main levels of government. More precisely, under current constitutional arrangements, this evolving nature takes the form of an integration...
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influence, let alone contest, a national referendum on a new constitution because, if they didn't like the result, they would …-sourced constitution bill from 2009 to 2014, and also offers an explanation as to why the bill failed to be passed by Parliament …
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Historically, people have often expressed negative feelings toward speculators, a sentiment that might have even been reinforced since the latest financial crisis, during which taxpayer money was warranted or spent to bail out reckless investors. In this paper, we conjecture that judges may also...
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's constitution. Using historical data dating back to the 19th century and applying a difference-in-difference approach we find that … instrumenting the probability of having budget rules on de jure constraints on changing the constitution. This and other tests …
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constitution. The comparison and contrast between the Icelandic and Danish constitutions invites a comparison also between Iceland …This paper reviews aspects of the constitution making process in Iceland after the financial collapse of 2008 …, emphasizing the differences between the provisional constitution of 1944 when Iceland separated unilaterally from Nazi …
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Adding a new dimension to determinants of corruption, this paper examines the effectiveness of enforcement in reducing corruption. We compare the influences of latent enforcement (police, judicial, and prosecutorial employment) versus actual enforcement (conviction rates) and enforcing...
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