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International, Judging, Rule of Law
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 […]
Judging, Law & Culture
Five Dos and Don’ts for Lawyers and Judges
by James S. Moody, Stephen D. Susman and Ashley Moody
Vol. 100 No. 1 (2016) | 100 Years of JudicatureWe all know it’s true: Judges do things that bug lawyers. Lawyers do things that bug judges. So we asked a brave lawyer and a couple of judges (a father and daughter) […]
Civil Law, Federal Courts
Possible and Needed Reforms in the Administration of Civil Justice in the Federal Courts
Vol. 100 No. 1 (2016) | 100 Years of JudicatureThis year marks the 100th volume of Judicature. To celebrate, each edition of this centennial volume will feature reprints of articles from the journal’s first 100 years. We’ve edited for length […]
Law & Culture
When the Press Collides with Justice
Vol. 100 No. 2 (2016) | A Judge in Public LifeThere has been much talk lately of what is called Trial by Newspaper.In recent months there have been a number of cases in the courts which have aroused widespread public […]
Civil Law, International
Developing Civil Procedure Rules for European Courts
Vol. 100 No. 2 (2016) | A Judge in Public LifeELI is the European Law Institute. Its Secretariat is based in Vienna, Austria; its members include judges, lawyers, law professors, ministry of justice officials, and law firms from the European […]
Civil Law
Ejusdem Generis: What Is It Good For?
Vol. 100 No. 2 (2016) | A Judge in Public LifeIn my view, this canon of interpretation is so fraught with uncertainty of various kinds that courts should give it little weight. Better yet, drafters should not unwittingly bring it […]
Judging, Law & Culture
Judicial Temperament, Explained
Vol. 105 No. 2 (2021) | Judicial Independence[I]t seems to me that temperament is the key to everything else that one does on the bench.1 Elusive as it is important, judicial temperament is notoriously hard to define.2 Judicial […]
Criminal Law
Monitoring the Misdemeanor Bail Reform Consent Decree in Harris County, Texas
by Brandon Garrett and Sandra Guerra Thompson
Vol. 105 No. 2 (2021) | Judicial IndependenceMaranda ODonnell was driving to her mother’s house to pick up her four-year-old daughter when she was stopped by police and arrested for driving with a suspended license. As was […]
From the Publisher, International, Rule of Law
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 […]
Judging, Technology
Are judges and the justice system ready for driverless cars?
by Christopher Copp and Markus Kemmelmeier
Vol. 105 No. 2 (2021) | Judicial IndependenceAutonomous vehicles have long ignited the American imagination. Increasingly, they have caught the attention of lawyers and judges as well. The integration of autonomous vehicles (AVs) represents a startling shift […]