Law & Culture

Strengthening the Rule of Law in Ecuador: A Conversation With Jhoel Escudero Soliz, President of the Constitutional Court

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Judicature International (2025) | An online-only publication

Ecuador’s Constitutional Court, established in its current form in 2008, has ruled on fundamental questions of rights, equality, and human dignity. Under the leadership of President JHOEL ESCUDERO SOLIZ, the Court […]

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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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Valuing Truth ‘Fullness’: Lessons from Jury Trials

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

Public officials across the country took oaths of office during the opening weeks of 2025. Each swore or affirmed their commitment to faithfully execute their duties and to protect and […]

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The State of Science in the Courtroom: A Scientist’s Reflections From Conversations With Federal Judges

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

Rebekah Petroff, a scientist who worked at the Federal Judicial Center, examines how judges frequently grapple with making definitive decisions based on uncertain scientific evidence. In September 2023, I entered […]

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Some Pet Peeves (PDF)

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

Everyone who writes about writing or cares about it is entitled to a few pet peeves. Below are some of mine. I won’t quote real examples for the first two […]

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Looking Back: Celebrating 10 Years at Duke

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

This issue of Judicature looks in the mirror. Duke Law School assumed the mantle and mission of Judicature after its previous publisher of nearly a century, the American Judicature Society, disbanded in 2014. […]

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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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Felon: A Poetic Travelogue of Post-Incarceration

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Vol. 108 No. 3 (2025) | Problem-Solving Courts

Reading Felon feels like witnessing a fountain pen bleed — its ink spreading indiscriminately, leaving indelible marks wherever it touches, yet there’s a haunting beauty in its uncontrolled flow. Reginald Dwayne Betts pens […]

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Alternative Approaches: Beyond Problem-Solving Courts

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Vol. 108 No. 3 (2025) | Problem-Solving Courts

Problem-solving courts were born out of a well-meaning experimentalist spirit, a spirit that is very much in line with the vision of a recent symposium on the multidoor criminal courthouse. […]

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