Independence of the Judiciary: Measuring the Political Bias of the Brazilian Courts

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dc.contributor.authorLopes, Felipe de Mendonça
dc.contributor.authorPAULO FURQUIM DE AZEVEDO
dc.coverage.cidadeDurhampt_BR
dc.coverage.paisEstados Unidospt_BR
dc.creatorLopes, Felipe de Mendonça
dc.date.accessioned2022-12-19T11:19:21Z
dc.date.available2022-12-19T11:19:21Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.description.notesTexto completopt_BR
dc.description.otherThe degree of judicial independence has broad implications on economic development. For the executive’s non-expropriation commitment to be credible, it is necessary that the judiciary should be free to impartially mediate disputes between the State and its citizens. The prolific literature on de facto judicial independence misses a key-variable to explain political bias: the government’s discretion in appointing Supreme Court Justices. In this paper we explore a distinct feature of the Brazilian judiciary to assess political bias due to government appointment discretion. As there are two courts: the Supremo Tribunal Federal (STF) and the Superior Tribunal de Justiça (STJ), which deal with similar matters and have different restrictions on the appointment of its members, it is possible to compare the degree of political influence to which they are subject. Therefore, we test (1) if there are differences on the degree of political influence depending on the presidential discretion to nominate a justice, and (2) if the justices make strategic use of their positions, that is, actively benefit the party of the president that has appointed them. We find evidence of the first, but not of the second effect.pt_BR
dc.format.extent28 p.pt_BR
dc.format.mediumDigitalpt_BR
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorio.insper.edu.br/handle/11224/5078
dc.language.isoInglêspt_BR
dc.rights.licenseO INSPER E ESTE REPOSITÓRIO NÃO DETÊM OS DIREITOS DE USO E REPRODUÇÃO DOS CONTEÚDOS AQUI REGISTRADOS. É RESPONSABILIDADE DOS USUÁRIOS INDIVIDUAIS VERIFICAR OS USOS PERMITIDOS NA FONTE ORIGINAL, RESPEITANDO-SE OS DIREITOS DE AUTOR OU EDITORpt_BR
dc.subject.keywordsJudicial independencept_BR
dc.subject.keywordspolitical biaspt_BR
dc.subject.keywordsSTJpt_BR
dc.subject.keywordsSTFpt_BR
dc.titleIndependence of the Judiciary: Measuring the Political Bias of the Brazilian Courtspt_BR
dc.typeconference paper
dspace.entity.typePublication
local.description.eventThe International Society for New Institutional Economics 18th Annual Conference - June 19-21, 2014pt_BR
local.subject.cnpqCiências Sociais Aplicadaspt_BR
local.typeTrabalho de Eventopt_BR
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