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A Global Judicial News Report: Year-End 2025
Judicature International (2025) | An online-only publicationSpain’s Supreme Court in Madrid, where Prosecutor General Alvaro Garcia Ortiz was recently convicted of leaking confidential information. (Credit: istock/Fernando Valero Lopez) In the News International Courts 🌐 — ICC Under […]
In Conversation
Mexico’s Judicial Elections and the Politics of Reform
by Amanda Driscoll, Michael J. Nelson and Julio Ríos-Figueroa
Judicature International (2025) | An online-only publicationA panel of scholars examines Mexico’s judicial reforms, exploring how direct elections, political control, and institutional design are reshaping the judiciary, its independence, and public trust in the courts. The […]
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A Global Judicial News Report: October 2025
Judicature International (2025) | An online-only publicationPictured Above: The entrance of the seat of the International Criminal Court, The Hague, Netherlands. (Credit: iStock/olrat) In the News International Courts 🌐 — ICC Holds Tenth Seminar on Cooperation with […]
Feature
Caste Formalism: The Law and Politics of Equality in India
by Madhav Khosla and Pratap Bhanu Mehta
Judicature International (2025) | An online-only publicationThe following is an edited excerpt from Madhav Khosla and Pratap Bhanu Mehta’s article, “Caste Formalism: The Law and Politics of Equality in India,” published in Volume 87, Number 3 […]
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A Global Judicial News Report: September 2025
Judicature International (2025) | An online-only publicationPictured Above: “No one is safe when human rights are under attack,” UN rights chief Volker Türk told the Human Rights Council, warning that the rules of war are being […]
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A Global Judicial News Report: August 2025
Judicature International (2025) | An online-only publicationPhoto Credit: iStock/JM_Image_Factory In the News International Courts 🌐 – ICJ Delivers Unanimous Landmark Climate Change Advisory Opinion The International Court of Justice (ICJ) issued a unanimous advisory opinion concluding that states […]
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The Global Landscape of Judicial Well-being: A Roundtable Discussion
by Rangajeeva Wimalasena, Lynne C. Leitch, Carly Schrever and Jeremy Fogel
Vol. 109 No. 1 (2025) | Celebrating a Decade at DukeThe following is an excerpt of a recent roundtable conversation Judicature International between Judge Jeremy Fogel, retired federal judge and executive director of the Berkeley Judicial Institute; three drafters of the Nauru […]
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Judicial Well-Being: From an ‘Unmentionable Topic’ to a Global Conversation
Vol. 109 No. 1 (2025) | Celebrating a Decade at DukeOn March 4, 2025, the United Nations General Assembly voted to declare July 25 as the International Day for Judicial Well-being. The day joins a calendar of just over 200 […]
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Former Pakistan Chief Justice Jillani Receives 2025 Bolch Prize
Vol. 109 No. 1 (2025) | Celebrating a Decade at DukePhotos by Les Todd /LKT Photography Inc At an evening ceremony at Duke University’s Nasher Museum of Art on April 16, the Bolch Judicial Institute of Duke Law School honored […]
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July 25: International Day for Judicial Well-Being
Judicature International (2025) | An online-only publicationOn July 25, 2025, the world will observe the first official International Day for Judicial Well-Being, following the adoption of a UN resolution.