Dias Simões, Fernando --- "The Portuguese judiciary amid old and new crises" [2016] ELECD 1565; in Devlin, Richard; Dodek, Adam (eds), "Regulating Judges" (Edward Elgar Publishing, 2016) 313

Book Title: Regulating Judges

Editor(s): Devlin, Richard; Dodek, Adam

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

ISBN (hard cover): 9781786430786

Section: Chapter 16

Section Title: The Portuguese judiciary amid old and new crises

Author(s): Dias Simões, Fernando

Number of pages: 18

Abstract/Description:

In recent years Portugal has been enduring a bitter financial and political crisis. The judiciary, time and again depicted as being under pressure, is facing new predicaments. This chapter discusses three points of tension within the Portuguese judiciary: the creation of a new judicial map, popular perceptions about the existence of a dual justice system, and claims of ‘judicialization of politics’ or ‘judicial activism’. Like other areas of Portuguese society, the evolution of the judicial system in the coming years will be deeply dependent on the improvement of the economic outlook.