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Choosing between the Government and the Regions: An Empirical Analysis of the Italian Constitutional Court Decisions

Year: 2010

Type: article

Abstract: In this article the extent to which political variables can explain the behaviour of constitutional judges in Italy when dealing with conflicts between the central government and regions is explored. Two competing hypotheses are tested. One hypothesis argues that one should expect some alignment between the political preferences of the judges and the success of the central government primarily due to the appointment mechanism. The other hypothesis suggests that there should be no systematic alignment between the political preferences of the judges and the success of the central government. Unlike previous literature, the empirical results presented in this article seem to confirm that when the Rapporteur and the court's majority are allegedly affiliated with the Prime Minister's coalition, the odds of success of the Prime Minister go up.

Source: European Journal of Political Research

DOI: 10.1111/1475-6765.12003

Authors: Lucia Dalla Pellegrina, Nuno Garoupa

Institutions: University of Milano-Bicocca, Bocconi University, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Language: English

Topic: Judicial and Constitutional Studies

Subfield: Law

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Peace, justice, and strong institutions

Open Access status: green

Funder: University of California, Irvine