International Dimensions in Judicialization
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https://doi.org/10.61462/cujss.v48i1.754Keywords:
judicialization, judicial review, international norms, international political economy, judicial globalizationAbstract
This article analyzes and explains the international dimensions related to judicialization. It begins with a discussion of the approaches to judicialization as part of the process of the construction of norms and governance. Recent developments, especially since the end of the Cold War and the rising tide of globalization, also highlight the significance of international dimensions in influencing and forming principles and practices of judicialization in countries all over the world. The article then discusses relevant international dimensions including that of international norms, international political economy, and judicial globalization. By using selected case studies of various countries from the past to recent times as supporting elaboration, it shows that judicialization, coupled with the effects of the afore-mentioned international dimensions, has become a crucial part of contemporary solutions to political tensions in societies under transition. This process, in turn, results in the spread and adoption of these norms and practices at domestic and local levels. In analyzing judicialization it is thus necessary to seriously take into account the historical context and political manipulation which may often be involved as well. Judicialization is here to stay; and its developments in relation to international dimensions need to be further studied and understood.
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