Article
Disagreeing in Private or Dissenting in Public: An Empirical Exploration of Possible Motivations
European Journal of Law and Economics
(2022)
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
Disciplines
Publication Date
2022
Citation Information
Nuno Garoupa, Laura Salamero-Teixidó and Adrian Segura Moreiras. "Disagreeing in Private or Dissenting in Public: An Empirical Exploration of Possible Motivations" European Journal of Law and Economics Vol. 53 (2022) Available at: http://works.bepress.com/nunogaroupa/197/