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Assessing the impact of federalism on constitutional compliance
Kantorowicz, Jaroslaw; Voigt, Stefan - 2024
Federalism is a constitutionalized version of multi-tier governance. Proponents of veto-player theory argue that a high … same time, with a higher number of governments under federalism, there are more chances that some of them will not comply … countries and apply standard panel data estimation techniques. Contrary to expectations, our results indicate that federalism is …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014526071
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Preliminary References - Analyzing the Determinants that Made the ECJ the Powerful Court it Is
Hornuf, Lars; Voigt, Stefan - CESifo - 2012
The European Court of Justice (ECJ) is a very powerful court compared to other international courts and even national courts of last resort. Observers almost unanimously agree that it is the preliminary references procedure that made the ECJ the powerful court it is today. In this paper, we...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010539148
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Preliminary references: Analyzing the determinants that made the ECJ the powerful court it is
Hornuf, Lars; Voigt, Stefan - 2012
The European Court of Justice (ECJ) is a very powerful court compared to other international courts and even national courts of last resort. Observers almost unanimously agree that it is the preliminary references procedure that made the ECJ the powerful court it is today. In this paper, we...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010281792
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Iudex Calculat: The ECJ's Quest for Power
Voigt, Stefan - Berkeley Electronic Press
Judicial Independence is a crucial aspect of the rule of law and the concept of separation of powers. It gives judges considerable leeway in interpreting and thereby modifying the constitution. In this paper, the role of the European Court of Justice (ECJ) as an actor in the strategic game...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005086903
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Courts as Monitoring Agents: The Case of China
Dong, Xiaoge; Voigt, Stefan - 2020
This paper shows that courts are not only a crucial part of the rule of law in the conventional sense but that they can also serve an important function in revealing information regarding the performance of lower level governments to the central government, and thereby improve their performance....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012221911
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Courts as monitoring agents : the case of China
Dong, Xiaoge; Voigt, Stefan - 2020
This paper shows that courts are not only a crucial part of the rule of law in the conventional sense but that they can also serve an important function in revealing information regarding the performance of lower level governments to the central government, and thereby improve their performance....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012221974
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Preliminary references : analyzing the determinants that made the ECJ the powerful court it is
Hornuf, Lars; Voigt, Stefan - 2012
The European Court of Justice (ECJ) is a very powerful court compared to other international courts and even national courts of last resort. Observers almost unanimously agree that it is the preliminary references procedure that made the ECJ the powerful court it is today. In this paper, we...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009514765
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Courts as Monitoring Agents : The Case of China
Dong, Xiaoge - 2020
This paper shows that courts are not only a crucial part of the rule of law in the conventional sense but that they can also serve an important function in revealing information regarding the performance of lower level governments to the central government, and thereby improve their performance....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012830828
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Iudex Calculat : The Ecj's Quest for Power
Voigt, Stefan - 2003
Judicial Independence is a crucial aspect of the rule of law and the concept of separation of powers. It gives judges considerable leeway in interpreting - and thereby modifying - the constitution. In this paper, the role of the European Court of Justice (ECJ) as an actor in the strategic game...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014078426
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Preliminary References - Analyzing the Determinants that Made the ECJ the Powerful Court It Is
Hornuf, Lars; Voigt, Stefan - 2013
The European Court of Justice (ECJ) is a very powerful court compared to other international courts and even national courts of last resort. Observers almost unanimously agree that it is the preliminary references procedure that made the ECJ the powerful court it is today. In this paper, we...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014182194