Wenn Justitia die Hand aufhält - Ursachen und Folgen korrupter Justizbehörden

Stefan Voigt () and Lorenz Blume

No 2005-1-1133, German Working Papers in Law and Economics from Berkeley Electronic Press

Abstract: Empirical research on the determinants of corruption has made substantial progress over the last decade. To date, the consequences of different structures of the legal enforcement institutions have only played a marginal role. This contribution deals both with the determinants of corruption within the judiciary and with the consequences of institutional structures of the judiciary for corruption at large. It is shown that both the factual independence of the judiciary as well as that of prosecution agencies are correlated with lower levels of corruption. This is also true for a third indicator that measures the degree to which judges are held accountable for their decisions ("judicial accountability").

Keywords: Korruption; Justizbehörden; Justizunabhängigkeit; Unabhängigkeit der Staatsanwaltschaft (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: K42 P51 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
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