| ID | 140437 |
| Title Proper | Judicial disagreement need not be political: dissent on the Estonian supreme court |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Hanretty, Chris |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | I investigate the non-unanimous decisions of judges on the Estonian Supreme Court. I argue that since judges on the court enjoy high de jure independence, dissent frequently, and are integrated in the normal judicial hierarchy, the Estonian Supreme Court is a crucial case for the presumption that judicial disagreement reveals policy preferences. I analyse dissenting opinions using an ideal point response model. Examining the characteristics of cases which discriminated with respect to the recovered dimension, I show that this dimension cannot be interpreted as a meaningful policy dimension, but instead reflects disagreement about the proper scope of constitutional redress.
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| `In' analytical Note | Europe-Asia Studies Vol. 67, No.6; Aug 2015: p.970-988 |
| Journal Source | Europe-Asia Studies Vol: 67 No 6 |
| Key Words | Political ; Judicial Disagreement ; Estonian Supreme Court ; Non - Unanimous Decisions ; Normal Judicial Hierarchy ; Meaningful Policy Dimension |