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A Global Judicial News Report: December 2021
Judicature International (2021-22) | An online-only publicationPoland Polish lawyers use romcoms to promote judicial independence In 2017, four Polish lawyers were brainstorming ways to convince the public sector that an independent Polish judiciary was important, not […]
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The Judiciary and the Rule of Law in Afghanistan
Judicature International (2021-22), Vol. 105 No. 3 (2021) | Leaving AfghanistanThe current rule of law crisis has roots in Afghanistan’s 2004 constitution, which created a flawed separation of powers system.
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A Global Judicial News Report: November 2021
Judicature International (2021-22) | An online-only publicationVenezuela Judicial independence threatened A report by the United Nation’s Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela has raised concerns about judicial independence in the country. The […]
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A Personal Journey Through the Rule of Law in the South Pacific
by W K Hastings
Judicature International (2021-22) | An online-only publicationConceptually, the idea that the rule of law is maintained by an independent and impartial judiciary is not difficult to understand. In fact, we really only hear about “the rule […]
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Honoring the 2020 & 2021 Recipients of the Bolch Prize
by David F. Levi, Dikgang Moseneke and Margaret H. Marshall
Vol. 105 No. 2 (2021) | Judicial IndependenceThe Bolch Judicial Institute at Duke Law School honored the 2020 and 2021 recipients of the Bolch Prize for the Rule of Law during a virtual program hosted by PBS […]
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Judicial Independence: Threats Foreign and Domestic
by David F. Levi, Nathan Hecht, Suzanne Spaulding, Rodney Acker and Allyson K. Duncan
Vol. 105 No. 2 (2021) | Judicial IndependenceJudicial Independence has so long been a pillar of American government that perhaps it was at one time taken for granted. The idea that politicians would intimidate judges, that judges […]
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Vol. 100 No. 4 (2016) | Steady As She Goes— Features — REVISED GUIDELINES & PRACTICES FOR IMPLEMENTING THE 2015 DISCOVERY AMENDMENTS TO ACHIEVE PROPORTIONALITY Duke Law Center for Judicial Studies HOW TWO NEW RULES FOR SELF-AUTHENTICATION WILL SAVE […]
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Vol. 105 No. 1 (2021) | The Courts Held— Features — 2020 ELECTION LITIGATION: THE COURTS HELD David F. Levi, Amelia Ashton Thorn & John Macy THE FUTURE OF THE U.S. PRESIDENCY David Kennedy, Daphna Renan, Terry Moe, […]
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The Future of the U.S. Presidency
by David F. Levi, David Kennedy, Daphna Renan, Jack L. Goldsmith and Terry M. Moe
Vol. 105 No. 1 (2021) | The Courts HeldWhat will be the legacy of the Trump presidency? Was this administration uniquely tumultuous because of Donald Trump’s personality and beliefs? Or are there other external forces or circumstances at […]
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2020 Election Litigation: The Courts Held
by Amelia Ashton Thorn, David F. Levi and John Macy
Vol. 105 No. 1 (2021) | The Courts HeldWe had an extraordinary election in November 2020. More Americans voted than in any other election, even though an infectious virus still stalked the nation. Immediately following election day, we […]