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Global, Rule of Law
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 […]
Global, Rule of Law
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 […]
Judging, Law & Culture
What Do Judges Need to Know About Generation Z?
Vol. 106 No. 3 (2023) | Forging New TrailsThe most diverse, tech-savvy, anxious, and socially conscious generation to date is entering the legal profession. Members of Generation Z, also called “Gen Z” or “Zoomers,” will soon fill the […]
Judging, Federal Courts
Justice Breyer Retires From the Court
by Kannon K. Shanmugam, Sarah Boyce and Erwin Chemerinsky
Vol. 106 No. 3 (2023) | Forging New TrailsJustice Stephen Breyer’s retirement from the Supreme Court closes the book on a nearly 30-year term filled with erudite opinions. But it also marks the end of a unique presence in oral arguments. […]
Law & Culture, State Courts
Trailblazing Chief Justices in the American States
by Richard L. Vining, Jr. and Teena Wilhelm
Vol. 106 No. 3 (2023) | Forging New TrailsThe diversity of the American bench is frequently scrutinized by politicians, journalists, academics, and jurists themselves. This has been particularly true in recent years as the U.S. Supreme Court has […]
Judging, Law & Culture
New Ideas About How Judges Think
by David F. Levi, Margaret H. Lemos, Barry Friedman and Andrew D. Martin
Vol. 106 No. 3 (2023) | Forging New TrailsPolitical scientists and legal scholars don’t necessarily have the same perspectives when it comes to the study of how judges make decisions. Legal scholars tend to take a more internal […]
Court Administration, Global
Visiting Judges: Going Global
by Alyssa S. King and Pamela K. Bookman
Vol. 106 No. 3 (2023) | Forging New TrailsFederal judges within the United States travel to sit on other circuits, but are typically restricted from holding external office or visiting international courts. After they leave the bench, however, […]
Court Administration, Law & Culture, Federal Courts
Visiting Judges: Riding Circuit and Beyond
Vol. 106 No. 3 (2023) | Forging New TrailsThe curious phenomenon of visiting judges and its serious benefits to the federal courts There is a curious phenomenon in the federal courts. An attorney recently arguing before the First Circuit […]
Judging, Federal Courts
Shortlisted
by Diane P. Wood, Renee Knake Jefferson and Hannah Brenner Johnson
Vol. 106 No. 3 (2023) | Forging New TrailsWhen Kentanji Brown Jackson was confirmed to the United States Supreme Court, she became the sixth woman to take the bench on the nation’s highest court. Her addition also put […]
Global, Law & Culture, Criminal Law
Toward Recognizing an International Human Right to Claim Innocence
by Brandon Garrett, Laurence R. Helfer, Mark Godsey, Luca Lupària and Jayne Huckerby
Judicature International (2021-22) | An online-only publicationIn the last decade, nations have begun to formally recognize an individual’s right — at any time — to raise post-conviction claims of factual innocence. Despite the recognition at the state level, no international human rights instrument fully recognizes the right to assert one’s claim of innocence.