Holgado, B. G., & Urribarri, R. S. (2024). The Dark Side of Legalism: Abuse of the Law and Democratic Erosion in Argentina, Ecuador, and Venezuela. American Behavioral Scientist, 68(12), 1578-1596. https://doi.org/10.1177/00027642241268332 (Original work published 2024) …
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Garcia Holgado & Urribarri, (2023) “Court-packing and democratic decay: A necessary relationship? Global Constitutionalism”
Garcia Holgado, B., & Sánchez Urribarri, R. (2023). Court-packing and democratic decay: A necessary relationship? Global Constitutionalism, 12(2), 350–377. doi:10.1017/S2045381723000011 A growing body of literature on the role of courts in democratic backsliding claims that court-packing weakens …
Michelson & Li (2012). “Judicial performance without independence: the delivery of justice and political legitimacy in rural China”..
Michelson, E., & Li, K. (2012, May). Judicial performance without independence: the delivery of justice and political legitimacy in rural China. In Prepared for workshop on works-in-progress on Chinese law. The debate over whether weak judicial …
de Sa e Silva (2022), “Autocratic Legalism 2.0: Insights from a Global Collaborative Research Project.”
de Sa e Silva, Fabio de. “Autocratic Legalism 2.0: Insights from a Global Collaborative Research Project.” Verfassung Und Recht in Übersee / Law and Politics in Africa, Asia and Latin America 55, no. 4 (2022): 419–40. …
de Sa e Silva (2020), “From Car Wash to Bolsonaro: Law and Lawyers in Brazil’s Illiberal Turn (2014–2018)”
de Sa e Silva, F. (2020). From Car Wash to Bolsonaro: Law and lawyers in Brazil’s illiberal turn (2014–2018). Journal of Law and Society, 47(S1), S51–S73. https://doi.org/10.1111/jols.12250 The article examines the role of law and …
Iranian Lawyer Detained Without Charges for Over Four Months
Abolfazl Ranjbari, a lawyer and writer, has been imprisoned in Tabriz for 138 days without clear charges. Arrested by security forces on May 4, he spent two months under interrogation before being transferred to Tabriz …
The Hand That Rocks The Gavel
This American Life #868 — “The Hand That Rocks the Gavel.” Reporters spend weeks inside New York’s immigration court, where ICE detains people in courthouse hallways as immigration judges describe unprecedented pressure from the DOJ …
America’s judges are under attack – lawyers have a duty to defend them
Threats against judges are on the rise — with more than 500 reported in the last year alone. From executive branch officials to political commentators, attacks are increasingly aimed at delegitimizing the courts. This escalation …
Major changes needed to address bullying and harassment at the Bar, report finds
A major review led by Baroness Harriet Harman has uncovered a “culture of denial” at the Bar in England and Wales, where bullying, harassment, and sexual misconduct are widespread and often go unpunished. The 129-page …
ABA Task Force Calls on Lawyers to Pledge to Protect Democracy and Rule of Law
The American Bar Association’s Task Force for American Democracy has recommended that every U.S. state expand lawyer oaths to include a commitment to upholding democracy and the rule of law. The proposal comes amid declining …