Judicial independence and refugee flights
Conflict Management and Peace Science, cilt.40, sa.2, ss.111-133, 2023 (SSCI, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 40 Sayı: 2
- Basım Tarihi: 2023
- Doi Numarası: 10.1177/07388942211072433
- Dergi Adı: Conflict Management and Peace Science
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, International Bibliography of Social Sciences, Periodicals Index Online, EconLit, Index Islamicus, Political Science Complete, Public Affairs Index, Worldwide Political Science Abstracts
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.111-133
- Anahtar Kelimeler: Refugee flights, forced displacement, fear of victimhood, judicial independence
- Kırklareli Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
Recent studies suggest that a lack of judicial independence increases the risk of violent action, diminishing the incentives to solve disputes peacefully. However, violent action is not the only option when judiciaries are under the control of the executive. I argue that individuals become refugees in countries with non-independent judiciaries, losing their hope that violations of rules by the executive or privileged groups will be tried fairly. Using data from 181 countries over the 1976–2015 period, I find evidence that the lack of judicial independence leads countries to produce more refugees than others.