JUDICIAL INDEPENDENCE VS. JUDICIAL ACCOUNTABILITY JUDICIAL SELECTION MODELS FOR CONSTITUTIONAL COURTS. A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS

Abstract

In March 2006, the New York Times reported that a man in Afghanistan was facing a death sentence for the crime of apostasy, converting from Islam to Christianity. The United States Secretary of State reportedly called the President of Afghanistan to urge a “favorable resolution.” Meanwhile, the President of the Afghanistan Supreme Court expressed his intention to maintain his judicial independence and resist whatever interference with the resolution of the case