Micha Wiebusch

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors investigated and theorised different forms and patterns of resistance to international courts and developed an analytical framework for explaining their variability, including pushback from individual Member States or other actors seeking to influence the future direction of a court's case-law, and actual backlash.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors investigated and theorised different forms and patterns of resistance to international courts and developed an analytical framework for explaining their variability, and provided a roadmap for empirical studies of resistance against international courts.

TL;DR: This paper analyzed the forms and patterns of resistance against the African Court and the actors involved, emphasising the additional difficulties entailed in mapping resistance to a young court compared to long-established courts, such as the European and Inter-American human rights courts.

TL;DR: In this paper, the manipulation of presidential term limits is framed as "undemocratic changes of the constitution" and argued for a more active role for the AU in monitoring and enforcing constitutionalism and respect for democratic standards by member states when they amend their constitution.

TL;DR: This paper analyzed the forms and patterns of resistance against the African Court and the actors involved, emphasising the additional difficulties entailed in mapping resistance to a young court compared to long-established courts, such as the European and Inter-American human rights courts.