Variable: Independence of the Judiciary

QoG Code: (ciri_injud)


Dataset: The CIRIGHTS Data Project

Description:

Independence of the judiciary indicates the extent to which the judiciary is independent of control from other sources, and includes whether or not judges are safe from removal by other governmental branches or if their actions can be challenged in the courts.

Scoring Scheme:
As an institution, the judiciary is:
(0) Not Independent
(1) Partially Independent
(2) Generally Independent

Type of variable: Categorical

Downloaded by QoG on: 2025-12-02
Last updated by source: 2024-12-10


Categories:

Judicial


Find this variable in:

Basic Cross-section - 2026 Basic Time-series - 2026 OECD Cross-section - 2026 OECD Time-series - 2026 Standard Cross-section - 2026 Standard Time-series - 2026 Original Dataset

Details of this variable in our compilations datasets
Dataset No. Countries
Basic cross-section: 193
Basic time-series: 196
Standard cross-section: 193
Standard time-series: 196
OECD cross-section: 32
OECD time-series: 32

Dataset Available for years:
Standard time-series: 1981-2022
Basic time-series: 1981-2022
OECD time-series: 1981-2022

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This variable has information from the year 1981 to the year 2022