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Informality as a Virtue: Exploring Positive Informal Judicial Institutions
German Law Journal, 2023 Most scholarly writings focus on the harmful effects of informal institutions. This article explores the positive influence of informal judicial institutions on the fundamental values of judicial systems.
Hubert Smekal
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Constitutional Conventions Concerning the Judiciary beyond the Common Law
German Law Journal, 2023 Constitutional conventions are traditionally understood as socially binding, usually unwritten, rules of constitutional importance based on precedent which cannot be enforced before courts.
David Kosař, Attila Vincze
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Social Sciences, 2022 Framing sex trafficking as primarily a law enforcement and criminal justice issue, the U.S. State Department funds global South NGOs to work with the Indian legal system to strengthen prosecutions of sex trafficking cases. Though rescuing sex workers and
Vibhuti Ramachandran
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EU’s ‘Victims’ Directive’ – a legal act for a cultural change?
International Journal for Court Administration, 2017 The article looks at safeguarding points in Directive 2012/29/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2012 establishing minimum standards on the rights, support and protection of victims of crime, and if and how some European ...
Bernt Bahr, Jenny Ellen Melum
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Empirical research with judicial officers: The biography of a research project
Oñati Socio-Legal Series, 2023 This article examines the history of a large multi-year, national empirical research project into the Australian judiciary undertaken by the two co-authors.
Sharyn Roach Anleu, Kathy Mack
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JUDICIAL INDEPENDENCE IN A DEMOCRACY: Reflections on Impeachments in America and the Philippines*
International Journal for Court Administration, 2018 On May 11, 2018, Maria Lourdes Sereno was removed from office as the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines. She had been a vocal critic of controversial President Rodrigo Duterte, and he had labeled her as an “enemy.” While she was ...
David C. Steelman
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Legal regulation of gender correction of agricultural to residential real estate [PDF]
الرافدین للحقوقThe importance of agriculture and the optimal use of agricultural land is undeniable, particularly in preventing the challenges associated with land exploitation, especially land conversion for construction. However, another critical and fundamental need
Wisam Akutobi, Khalid Abdullah
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International Journal for Court Administration, 2017 Automated Case Management Systems are still at an early stage of adoption in many developing countries. These are frequently standalone systems implemented with donor financing, and they often fail due to capacity constraints or as a consequence of short-
Adam Curtis Watson +2 more
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Kenyan Vulnerable Workers' Access to Justice: a case study
Labour & Law Issues, 2021 This article aims to study access to justice for workers in the Kenyan floriculture industry. Through a case study – including interviews with fourteen experts in the field – the following justice institutions have been identified as relevant: the ...
Aleydis Nissen
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The Legal Profession in the Era of Digital Capitalism: Disruption or New Dawn?
Laws, 2019 This article investigates the impact of what we label “digital capitalism” on the structure and organization of the legal profession. We explore whether the rise of digital capitalism is transforming the dynamics of the legal field by the ...
Salvatore Caserta, Mikael Rask Madsen
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