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A Global Judicial News Report: October 2025

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Judicature International (2025) | An online-only publication

Pictured 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 […]

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Caste Formalism: The Law and Politics of Equality in India

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Judicature International (2025) | An online-only publication

The 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

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Judicature International (2025) | An online-only publication

Pictured Above: “No one is safe when human rights are under attack,” UN rights chief Volker TĂŒrk told the Human Rights Council, warning that the rules of war are being […]

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A Global Judicial News Report: August 2025

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Judicature International (2025) | An online-only publication

Photo 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

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Vol. 109 No. 1 (2025) | Celebrating a Decade at Duke

The 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

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Vol. 109 No. 1 (2025) | Celebrating a Decade at Duke

On 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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A crystal award in the shape of a shield sits on a blue cloth-covered table. The award is etched with the word “BOLCH” and an abstract design. The black base is engraved with: “2025 Bolch Prize for the Rule of Law – Chief Justice Tassaduq Hussain Jillani – Supreme Court of Pakistan.” In the blurred background is a green and black sign reading “BOLCH Judicial Institute.”

Former Pakistan Chief Justice Jillani Receives 2025 Bolch Prize

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Vol. 109 No. 1 (2025) | Celebrating a Decade at Duke

Photos 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

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Judicature International (2025) | An online-only publication

On July 25, 2025, the world will observe the first official International Day for Judicial Well-Being, following the adoption of a UN resolution.

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A Global Judicial News Report: July 2025

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Judicature International (2025) | An online-only publication

Pictured Above: The Supreme Court of Brazil (iStock). The Court issued a landmark ruling last month that will likely reshape how social media companies moderate content. The building itself has […]

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Victim ‘Speaks’ via AI, Sparking an International Conversation

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Judicature International (2025) | An online-only publication

In many common law countries, victims are given the opportunity to tell the court how a defendant’s actions have affected them, as well as their families, friends, and communities. Called […]

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