Law & Culture

In Conversation with Petr Angyalossy, Chief Justice of the Czech Republic

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Judicature International (2024) | An online-only publication

JUDr. Petr Angyalossy, Ph.D., President of the Supreme Court of the Czech Republic, offers his perspective on the current state of the judiciary, its core strengths, and the challenges it faces.

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Junior-Attorney Training and Use of the Judicial Power

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Vol. 108 No. 2 (2024) | Judges Under Siege?

In 2023, the American Bar Association passed a resolution urging judges to allow a second lawyer to present at oral argument if he or she has practiced for ten or […]

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Lead into quotations with substance (PDF)

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Vol. 108 No. 2 (2024) | Judges Under Siege?

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ā€œBut Is It Reasoned?ā€

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Vol. 108 No. 2 (2024) | Judges Under Siege?

When it comes to finding reasons in arbitration awards, some courts are being, well, unreasonable. Reasons are critical to justice and the rule of law. They connect discrete holdings and […]

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Judges Under Siege: Threats, Disinformation, and the Decline of Public Trust in the Judiciary

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Vol. 108 No. 2 (2024) | Judges Under Siege?

Judicial and legal leaders to discuss the sources of this growing crisis

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“We must act like the leaders we are”

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Vol. 108 No. 2 (2024) | Judges Under Siege?

The Bolch Judicial Institute (which publishesĀ Judicature) recently presented ā€œDefending the Judiciary,ā€ a conference that brought lawyers and judges together to discuss ways to counter the increasingly common attacks targeting the […]

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Better Services for Familiar Faces

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Vol. 108 No. 1 (2024) | Harnessing AI for Justice

Understanding mental illness and addiction is rarely thought of as part of the necessary education for judges. Yet judges throughout our country are continually forced to confront the effects of […]

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Salus Populi: Educating Judges on the Social Determinants of Health

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Vol. 108 No. 1 (2024) | Harnessing AI for Justice

Empirical research confirms what may be intuitive: Judicial decisions can have a powerful effect on the health outcomes of both individuals and communities.Ā Certainly, when judges review or interpret laws, regulations, […]

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How to Harness AI for Justice

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Vol. 108 No. 1 (2024) | Harnessing AI for Justice

A Preliminary Agenda for UsingĀ Generative AI to Improve Access to Justice

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ā€œGenerate Light, Not Heatā€

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Vol. 108 No. 1 (2024) | Harnessing AI for Justice

When asked whether the party affiliation of the president or governor who appointed them plays a part in their judicial decision-making, judges respond ā€œnoā€ ā€” that they decide based on […]

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