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From Expansion to Erosion: The Global Trajectory of Judicial Independence, 1960–2018

Sociological Forum, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Judicial independence expanded globally throughout the twentieth century, but this trajectory has recently come under pressure. In recent years, governments around the world have increasingly challenged judicial autonomy. This study unpacks this global reversal by analyzing data from 156 states between 1960 and 2018.
Nir Rotem
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Little Fish in Big Ponds: The Pathways to Inclusion for Micro‐Minorities in Power‐Sharing Societies

Swiss Political Science Review, EarlyView.
Abstract Emergent critique of consociations has focused on how micro‐minority ‘others’ are frequently excluded from the opportunities presented by power‐sharing systems, with dominant elites shutting them out. Therefore, a key question is: how do the political elites of micro‐minorities gain more meaningful inclusion by adopting or navigating the ...
Aleksandra Zdeb, Drew Mikhael
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CONSTITUTIONAL COURT OF THE REPUBLIC OF CROATIA AND THE „ABORTION DECISION“

Iustinianus Primus Law Review, 2022
Authors discuss the context, implications, and major challenges of implementing the Croatian Constitutional Court's historic 2017 „Abortion decision“.
Biljana Kostadinov, Ana Horvat Vukovic
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The “Communal College:” Cross‐Ethnic Voting Rules and Census Requirements for Dyadic Consociational Democracies

Swiss Political Science Review, EarlyView.
Abstract Electoral systems in deeply divided societies are pivotal for peace and stability among ethno‐national groups. Consociationalism and centripetalism are the most widespread approaches from which derive the major incentives for electoral systems in deeply divided, dyadic societies.
Ivan Pepić
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Autonomy limitations in public health law: Compulsory childhood vaccination [PDF]

Zbornik Radova: Pravni Fakultet u Novom Sadu, 2016
It needs to be stressed that the opponents of compulsory vaccination programmes for children, which are nowadays preferred by many states, are not unanimous in their arguments against such policies.
Tucak Ivana
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When Compromise Becomes Standoff: Joint Implementation and the Case of the European Public Prosecutor's Office

Governance, Volume 39, Issue 3, July 2026.
ABSTRACT This article explores endogenous problems of joint implementation in multi‐level systems. Focusing on the European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO), we theorize a causal mechanism of conflict deferral, whereby contentious negotiations are resolved through deliberately ambiguous legislation that postpones conflict to the implementation stage ...
Adina Akbik, Ana Bobic, Christian Freudlsperger, Marta Migliorati   +3 more
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Croatian Constitutional court on the rights of the maritime domain

Zbornik Radova Pravnog Fakulteta u Splitu, 2011
In this paper author deals three (3) decisions of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Croatia in the relationship with rights of the capital companies in the maritime domain: 1) Decision no: U-III-3579/2006 from October 26, 2010; 2) Decision no ...
Ante Vuković
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EXPROPRIATION ISSUES THROUGH THE PRISM OF LIMITATIONS OF CONSTITUTIONAL GUARANTEES OF PROPERTY RIGHTS IN THE LEGAL SYSTEM OF THE REPUBLIC OF CROATIA

Pravo
Although the institution of expropriation is known in all contemporary legal systems, it should be observed through the lens of limitations on the constitutional guarantee of property rights.
Jelena Uzelac, Duška Šarin
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The Contemporary Debate on Secularization and Its Cross‐National Variation: A Systematization Through Topic Modeling

Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, Volume 65, Issue 2, Page 293-306, June 2026.
ABSTRACT Secularization is a key concept in the social scientific study of religion, yet its meaning remains ambiguous due to varied definitions produced in the literature. This article aims to provide a data‐driven systematization of the debate on religious change by analyzing 1638 academic articles published between 2001 and 2022 using structural ...
Valeria Rainero, Ruud Luijkx
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CONSTITUTIONAL COURT OF THE REPUBLIC OF CROATIA AND THE „ABORTION DECISION“ – CONTEXT, IMPLICATIONS, AND CHALLENGES TO IMPLEMENTATION

Iustinianus Primus Law Review, 2022
Authors discuss the context, implications, and major challenges of implementing the Croatian Constitutional Court's historic 2017 „Abortion decision“. Twenty-six years after it was originally challenged, the socialist era abortion-enabling 1978 law withstood the test of constitutionality against a new constitutional and value order introduced by the ...
Kostadinov, Biljana, Horvat Vuković, Ana   +1 more
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