Introduction : Judges under Stress: Institutions, ideology and resistance

This issue examines the evolving discourse surrounding judicial independence and the rule of law, mainly, but not only in Central and Eastern European countries facing authoritarian challenges. This introduction emphasizes the importance of examining specific judiciaries, their histories, and ideolo...

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Main Author: Čuroš, Peter (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2025
In: Oñati Socio-Legal Series
Year: 2025, Volume: 15, Issue: 2, Pages: 354-368
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Summary:This issue examines the evolving discourse surrounding judicial independence and the rule of law, mainly, but not only in Central and Eastern European countries facing authoritarian challenges. This introduction emphasizes the importance of examining specific judiciaries, their histories, and ideological perception of judges. It presents outcomes from the Judges under Stress research project and its final conference at the University of Oslo in November 2022. Through a multidisciplinary approach, it investigates institutional path dependence, judicial ideology, and judicial resistance across various countries. The research addresses why courts are a focus for those attacking liberal democracy, how judges perceive their role in the state power system, and whether they have a right or duty to contradict legislation. This issue aims to contribute to understanding the challenges that judiciaries face in maintaining independence and upholding the rule of law in the face of authoritarian pressures.
Este número examina la evolución del discurso en torno a la independencia judicial y el Estado de Derecho, principalmente, pero no sólo, en los países de Europa Central y Oriental que se enfrentan a desafíos autoritarios. Esta introducción subraya la importancia de examinar poderes judiciales concretos, sus historias y la percepción ideológica de los jueces. Presenta los resultados del proyecto de investigación Judges under Stressy su conferencia final en la Universidad de Oslo en noviembre de 2022. A través de un enfoque multidisciplinar, investiga la dependencia institucional, la ideología judicial y la resistencia judicial en varios países. La investigación aborda por qué los tribunales son un foco de atención para quienes atacan la democracia liberal, cómo perciben los jueces su papel en el sistema de poder estatal y si tienen el derecho o el deber de contradecir la legislación. Este número pretende contribuir a la comprensión de los retos a los que se enfrentan los poderes judiciales para mantener la independencia y defender el Estado de Derecho frente a las presiones autoritarias.
ISSN:2079-5971
DOI:10.35295/osls.iisl.2293