Ideological bias in constitutional judgments: Experimental analysis and potential solutions.

Autor:	Kantorowicz‐Reznichenko, Elena, Kantorowicz, Jarosław, Weinshall, Keren
Předmět:	LEGAL judgments INGROUPS (Social groups) CIVIL rights OUTGROUPS (Social groups) EMPIRICAL research
Zdroj:	Journal of Empirical Legal Studies; Sep2022, Vol. 19 Issue 3, p716-757, 42p
Abstrakt:	Despite the importance and neutrality of constitutional rights, empirical research suggests that ideological inclinations unduly affect their assessment and application. In this study, we conducted two experiments in order to investigate the nature of the ideological bias in a constitutionally relevant decision (right‐to‐demonstration), and how to mitigate it. We find that ideological bias is driven by in‐group favoritism. In addition, we find that prior commitment, through a signed declaration, to be impartial or to prioritize constitutional rights encourages participants not to disfavor out‐groups. On the other hand, we do not find evidence that using a temporary blinding procedure mitigates the ideological bias. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Databáze:	Complementary Index
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