Rule of Law
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 […]
In Conversation
Current Challenges Facing the Judiciary
by David F. Levi, Diane P. Wood, Bob Bauer, Jack L. Goldsmith and Lee Rosenthal
Vol. 109 No. 1 (2025) | Celebrating a Decade at DukeTen years ago, Duke Law School began publishing Judicature. Among the articles published in that first Duke edition was a lecture titled “Grand Challenges, Grand Ideas,” by David F. Levi, […]
In Conversation
The Gambia’s Democratic Revival: An Interview with Chief Justice Hassan Bubacar Jallow
by Hassan Bubacar Jallow and David Collins
Judicature International (2025) | An online-only publicationSince gaining independence from British colonial rule in 1965, The Gambia’s efforts to uphold the rule of law have seen both hopeful advances and significant setbacks. A 1994 military coup […]
Briefs
New Poll Shows Public Trust in State Courts on the Rise
Vol. 108 No. 3 (2025) | Problem-Solving CourtsMore American voters are expressing trust and confidence in America’s state courts, according to the National Center for State Courts (NCSC) annual State of the State Courts public opinion poll. […]
Feature
Judges Under Siege: Threats, Disinformation, and the Decline of Public Trust in the Judiciary
by David F. Levi, Thomas B. Griffith, Paul W. Grimm, Nathan Hecht, Bridget Mary McCormack and Suzanne Spaulding
Vol. 108 No. 2 (2024) | Judges Under Siege?Judicial and legal leaders to discuss the sources of this growing crisis
News Brief
A Global Judicial News Report: Oct. 2024
by Eric Surber
Judicature International (2024) | An online-only publicationCover Photo: The Court of Justice of the European Union (CEJU) in Luxembourg City, Luxembourg (Photo credit: CEJU website) The European Union’s judicial system, called the Court of Justice of the […]
Feature
The 2024 Bolch Prize
by Paul W. Grimm, Scott O’Connor, John G. Roberts, Jr. and Lisa Kern Griffin
Vol. 108 No. 1 (2024) | Harnessing AI for JusticeAssociate Justice Sandra Day O’Connor was celebrated as the 2024 recipient of the Bolch Prize for the Rule of Law during a private ceremony at Duke University in April. John […]
Feature, In Conversation
In Conversation with Stephen Gageler, Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia
by Stephen Gageler and David Collins
Judicature International (2024) | An online-only publicationChief Justice Gageler speaks about his role and potential solutions to a few complex — and often global — problems that face the Australian judiciary.
Feature
An “Almost Sacred Responsibility”: The Rule of Law in Times of Peril
Vol. 107 No. 3 (2024) | JustitiaRetired Court of Appeals Judge Michael Luttig recently called his fellow members of the bar to action. “We lawyers,” he charged, “are weighted by an almost sacred responsibility” to defend […]
Feature
Proposed Legal Reforms in Israel: Are Israel’s “Constitutional Conventions” in Jeopardy?
by Peter Kahn and Dov Weissglas
Judicature International (2023) | An online-only publicationIsrael Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s proposal to overhaul the Israel judiciary, first introduced in January 2023, has been met with unprecedented international protests. At the forefront of his proposal are […]