Juan Carlos Rodríguez‐Raga2026-03-222026-03-22201110.1017/cbo9780511976520.004https://doi.org/10.1017/cbo9780511976520.004https://andeanlibrary.org/handle/123456789/80190Citaciones: 42What determines the level of independence of high courts in presidential democracies? Under what conditions are justices able to make decisions that run against executive preferences in strong Latin American presidencies?enDeferencePresidential systemIndependence (probability theory)Political scienceExecutive powerLatin AmericansLawPolitical economyLaw and economicsStrategic Deference in the Colombian Constitutional Court, 1992–2006book-chapter