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, such as another branch of the government or the military. Important questions to consider include:
- Are judges safe from removal by other government officials?
- Can actions of other government branches be challenged in the courts?
- Are court hearings public?
- Are judicial officials generally free from corruption and intimidation?
- Are case outcomes protected from governmental interference?

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: 2023-08-29
Last updated by source: 2023-08-27


Categories:

Judicial


Find this variable in:

Basic Cross-section - 2024 Basic Time-series - 2024 OECD Cross-section - 2024 OECD Time-series - 2024 Standard Cross-section - 2024 Standard Time-series - 2024 Original Dataset

Details of this variable in our compilations datasets
Dataset No. Countries
Basic cross-section: 193
Basic time-series: 201
Standard cross-section: 193
Standard time-series: 201
OECD cross-section: 37
OECD time-series: 38

Dataset Available for years:
Standard time-series: 1981-2021
Basic time-series: 1981-2021
OECD time-series: 1981-2021

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