Active Virtues: Case Attraction in Constitutional Courts

Research shows that “successful“ constitutional courts control their own agendas. Specifically, they avoid controversial cases to protect their legitimacy. We show that the power to avoid controversial cases has a logical counterpart: the power to attract uncontroversial cases. By attracting such cases, and resolving them to the satisfaction of powerful actors and the broader society,...

Panel 160, WEDNESDAY JUNE 27 2018 10:45 AM - 12:15 PM