Rule of Law
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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 […]
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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 […]
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A Global Judicial News Report: March 2023
Judicature International (2023) | An online-only publicationICC issues arrest warrant for Vladimir Putin, widespread protests in Israel against plan to increase control over the judiciary, and more.
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The Impact of the Rule of Law on National Security in African Countries
Judicature International (2023) | An online-only publicationResearch 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 […]
From the Publisher
The Rule of Law “Must Always Be Won Anew”
Vol. 106 No. 3 (2023) | Forging New TrailsDear Friends: This is my last publisher’s note. As of Jan. 1, 2023, retired U.S. District Judge Paul Grimm is the new director of the Bolch Judicial Institute and the […]
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A Global Judicial News Report: September 2022
Judicature International (2021-22) | An online-only publicationPICTURED 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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Reforming the Electoral Count Act, Safeguarding the Vote
by David F. Levi, Bob Bauer and Jack L. Goldsmith
Vol. 106 No. 2 (2022) | Losing faith?At the invitation of the leaders of The American Law Institute (ALI), a group of legal experts representing a range of legal and political views has developed a slate of […]
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Bolch Prize 2022: A Shining Example
by David F. Levi, M. Margaret McKeown, Manuel Sager, J. Clifford Wallace, D. Todd Christofferson and David G. Campbell
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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Walking Back Human Rights in Europe?
by Erik Voeten and Laurence R. Helfer
Vol. 106 No. 1 (2022), Judicature International (2021-22) | An online-only publicationIn Walking Back Human Rights in Europe? (published in the European Journal of International Law, Vol. 31 No. 3, 2020), scholars LAURENCE R. HELFER and ERIK VOETEN examined minority opinions of the European Court of Human Rights […]
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Civic Illiteracy and the Rule of Law
Vol. 106 No. 1 (2022) | Necessarily EngagedThe past few years have been a wild ride, and I say that as a former rodeo cowboy. America has endured a confluence of overlapping crises: pandemic, recession, impeachment, social […]