The Judiciary and the Rule of Law in Africa
The Judiciary and the Rule of Law in Africa
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非洲的司法和法治
DOI：
10.1093/acrefore/9780190228637.013.1352
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发表时间：
2019
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通讯作者：
Charlotte
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Charlotte
在自由民主概念中，法院通过控制对规则的遵守和追究政府政治部门的责任，在促进法治方面发挥着重要作用。宪法审查权是行使横向问责的关键要素。非洲各地的法院均享有宪法审查权，总体而言，自 20 世纪 90 年代初以来，其独立性大幅提高，尽管非洲法院的独立性总体低于全球法院独立性的平均水平。
In a liberal conception of democracy, courts play an important role in facilitating the rule of law by controlling the abidance to rules and by holding the political branches of government accountable. The power of constitutional review is a crucial element for exercising horizontal accountability. Courts across Africa are vested with the power of constitutional review, and, generally speaking, their independence has substantially increased since the beginning of the 1990s—although African courts enjoy overall less independence than the global average for courts’ independence.