Episode 8: The case for an independent judiciary
What happens when independent judiciaries go wrong?
What's Wrong with Democracy? · Tortoise Media
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Show Notes
This week, as more of our political institutions are rocked by corruption from partisan forces, Ben wants to know how we can protect the independence of our judiciaries, and what happens when they go wrong. When democratic institutions fail, what does this do to our faith in democracy? And can a compromised judiciary ever be restored?
Guests:
Fida Hammami, Amnesty International's Tunisia Research and Advocacy Advisor
Ben Stanley, Associate Professor at the Centre for the Study of Democracy, SWPS University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Warsaw and Visiting Fellow at the University of Sussex
Kathryn Sikkink, Ryan Family Professor of Human Rights Policy at the Harvard Kennedy School
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Host: Professor Ben Ansell
Producers: Ada Barume and Eleanor Biggs
Editor: Jasper Corbett
Original artwork: Jon Hill | Emma O’Neil
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