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Bolch Prize Honors “Swift, Breathtaking” Effort to Aid Afghanistan’s Courageous Women Judges

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Vol. 107 No. 1 (2023) | Toward Fairer, Quicker, Cheaper Litigation

The International Association of Women Judges (IAWJ) received the 2023 Bolch Prize for the Rule of Law during a ceremony in March. […]

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A Global Judicial News Report: March 2023

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Judicature International (2023) | An online-only publication

ICC issues arrest warrant for Vladimir Putin, widespread protests in Israel against plan to increase control over the judiciary, and more.

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A Global Judicial News Report: February 2023

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Judicature International (2023) | An online-only publication

Afghanistan 🇦🇫 Roza Otunbayeva, the head of the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), met with de facto Taliban minister of justice Abdul Hakim Sharai and urged him to renew the licenses […]

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The Impact of the Rule of Law on National Security in African Countries

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Judicature International (2023) | An online-only publication

Research shows that a strong rule of law fosters innumerable societal benefits, including improved living conditions and citizen wellbeing, more robust law enforcement, and economic growth. Another important but perhaps […]

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Justice for All: Artwork by Natasha Ramras (PDF)

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Vol. 106 No. 3 (2023) | Forging New Trails

Natasha Ramras is an Oregon/Washington painter who uses acrylic and oil to capture the beauty of the Pacific Northwest in her landscapes and the salient issues of the day in her contemporary works. […]

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A Global Judicial News Report: January 2023

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Judicature International (2023) | An online-only publication

Guatemala 🇬🇹 Volker Türk, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, called on Guatemalan authorities to take steps to protect justice officials who have been persecuted for fighting corruption and impunity in […]

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A Global Judicial News Report: November/December 2022

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Judicature International (2021-22) | An online-only publication

Afghanistan 🇦🇫 Afghanistan’s supreme leader, Haibatullah Akhundzada, issued an order directing judges to fully enforce sharia law. A Taliban spokesperson tweeted that Akhundzada ordered judges to implement hudud and qisas — aspects of […]

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Illustration of person behind bars with "innocence" written in multiple langauges.

Toward Recognizing an International Human Right to Claim Innocence

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Judicature International (2021-22) | An online-only publication

In the last decade, nations have begun to formally recognize an individual’s right — at any time — to raise post-conviction claims of factual innocence. Despite the recognition at the state level, no international human rights instrument fully recognizes the right to assert one’s claim of innocence.

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A Global Judicial News Report: September 2022

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Judicature International (2021-22) | An online-only publication

PICTURED ABOVE: MAIN GATE AT THE SUPREME COURT OF KENYA (GETTY IMAGES SIGNATURE) Kiribati 🇰🇮 Kiribati’s Court of Appeal upheld orders from the chief justice to withdraw deportation orders placed […]

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Bolch Prize 2022: A Shining Example

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Vol. 106 No. 2 (2022) | Losing faith?

Through more than 50 years of service on the federal bench, Judge J. Clifford Wallace, chief judge emeritus of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, has led […]

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