Disagreeing in private or dissenting in public: an empirical exploration of possible motivations

Nuno Garoupa, Laura Salamero-Teixidó () and Adrián Segura ()
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Laura Salamero-Teixidó: Universitat de Lleida
Adrián Segura: Universitat Pompeu Fabra

European Journal of Law and Economics, 2022, vol. 53, issue 2, No 1, 147-173

Abstract: Abstract There are different theories to explain judicial dissent in collegial courts or committees. In the Spanish Council of State (Consejo de Estado), councilors can disagree with the majority opinion without filing an individual separate opinion. Drawing on a newly assembled dataset of all nonunanimous decisions for the period 2002–2018, we explore possible determinants to explain the individual decision to file a separate opinion when there is already explicit disagreement. We find that professional background and demographics seem to be the most powerful explanatory variables rather than characteristics of the case.

Keywords: Separate opinion; Disagreement; Background; Law; Spanish council of state (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.1007/s10657-021-09713-6

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