In Conversation
Global, Judging, Rule of Law
Mexico’s Judicial Elections and the Politics of Reform
by Amanda Driscoll, Michael J. Nelson and Julio Ríos-Figueroa
Judicature International (2025) | An online-only publicationA panel of scholars examines Mexico’s judicial reforms, exploring how direct elections, political control, and institutional design are reshaping the judiciary, its independence, and public trust in the courts. The […]
Judging, Law & Culture
Strengthening the Rule of Law in Ecuador: A Conversation With Jhoel Escudero Soliz, President of the Constitutional Court
by Jhoel Escudero and David Collins
Judicature International (2025) | An online-only publicationEcuador’s Constitutional Court, established in its current form in 2008, has ruled on fundamental questions of rights, equality, and human dignity. Under the leadership of President JHOEL ESCUDERO SOLIZ, the Court […]
Rule of Law
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, […]
Global, Rule of Law
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 […]
Global
The Israel-Hamas Conflict: International Law, Accountability, and Challenges in Modern Warfare
Judicature International (2024) | An online-only publicationSince the Geneva Conventions were adopted following World War II, international laws have governed armed conflicts in an effort to limit the devastation of war on humanity. This is true […]
Judging
In Conversation with Richard Wagner, Chief Justice of Canada
by Richard Wagner and David Collins
Judicature International (2024) | An online-only publicationChief Justice Wagner shares how he and his colleagues on the Court have worked over the last six years to shepherd Canada’s judiciary into a new era.
Global, Judging
Biblical Judgments: An Interview with Justice Daphne Barak-Erez of the Supreme Court of Israel
by David F. Levi and Daphne Barak-Erez
Vol. 108 No. 1 (2024) | Harnessing AI for JusticeWhat can Sodom and Gomorrah tell us about the tyranny of the majority? What can we learn about due process from King Solomon’s attempts to “split the baby”? And why does it matter that the only practicing judge in the Bible was a woman? […]
Global, Judging, Law & Culture
In Conversation About the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum’s New Mass Atrocity Prevention Training
by Tatiana Varanko and Ann O’Rourke
Judicature International (2024) | An online-only publicationThe new online course “Lessons in Leadership: Criminal Justice Approaches for Preventing Mass Atrocities” emphasizes accountability and ethical decision-making.
Court Administration, Global, Law & Culture, Rule of Law
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.
Law & Culture, Technology
The Battle for Your Brain: A Legal Scholar’s Argument for Protecting Brain Data and Cognitive Liberty
by Paul W. Grimm and Nita A. Farahany
Vol. 107 No. 3 (2024) | JustitiaMindreading may sound like the stuff of science fiction, but these days, as they say, truth is stranger than fiction. Employers track employee attention and even moods. Technology users can […]