Abstract:
The current study’s primary goal was to assess the extent to which specific
macro-level conditions cause variation in citizens’ levels of trust in courts
across 33 African countries. Using an advanced analytical technique, results
revealed that a country’s levels of democracy has a significant and positive
relationship with citizens’ trust in the court. However, institutional corruption
and crime (homicide rate) had significant and negative relationship with
citizens’ trust in the court. Moreover, findings observed indicate that the
relationship between macro-level factors and trust in the court is mediated
by region of the country. Policy implications of the findings are discussed
