Title: Juries, Judges, and Corruption: A Cross-National Analysis
Abstract: Earlier studies argue that British common law is correlated with lower levels of perceived corruption. But the common law tradition is complex, and its various judicial institutions may have different effects on corruption. This article specifically examines how two judicial institutions—jury trials and professional judgeship—affect the control of corruption. Cross-national data show that jury trials are associated with lower perceived corruption, whereas professional judgeships are associated with higher perceived corruption. The results demonstrate that it is the common law institutions, and not the common law itself, that predict perceived corruption.
Publication Year: 2007
Publication Date: 2007-04-01
Language: en
Type: article
Indexed In: ['crossref']
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