This book examines the responsibility of judges of domestic courts
following unconstitutional usurpation of power of government (coups
d'état). It explores judges' liability for failing to discharge their
judicial duty independently and impartially, and the criminality of
usurpers and their accomplices and collaborators for their violation of
fundamental rights and freedoms or commission of crimes of international
concern. Written by a highly regarded non-Western author, the book is
coherent and meticulously researched, covering an approach to coups in
an insightful and fascinating fashion. It includes a sophisticated and
thorough analysis of the relevant comparative jurisprudence of domestic
and international courts, with concrete examples of the best practices
among decisions of domestic courts in countries that have experienced
coups d'état. With an increasing global interest in the phenomenon of
coups, democratic backsliding and the place and role of the judiciary
as the only hope to rein in acts of unconstitutional usurpation of
power, the book will be essential reading for members of the legal
profession, those cherishing democracy as well as students and
researchers in constitutional law, law and political science, public
international law, international human rights law, international
criminal law, regime changes, transitional justice and international
organizations.
