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Precedent and the Rule of Law. [PDF]

open access: yesOxf J Leg Stud, 2021
Abstract Courts may reason using precedents in various ways, but not all of them satisfy the rule of law. This article provides two ways that are compatible with this ideal and one which is not. In doing so, the article aims to explain the practice of following precedent in law and to offer criteria for evaluating its value.
Lewis S.
europepmc   +5 more sources

Rule of Law versus soft Rule of Law

open access: yesRevista de Derecho Político, 2020
This article refers to a theoretical revision of the term Rule of Law and the concept of soft rule of law. It focuses on human rights as an essential element of the Rule of Law, the interaction between democracy and the challenges faced by the Rule of ...
Rubén Méndez Reátegui   +1 more
doaj   +4 more sources

Rule by Law (rule of man): Egypt's stabs the rule of law

open access: yesSequência: Estudos Juridicos e Politicos
This article examines the paradoxical relationship between the Rule of Law and authoritarian governance in contemporary Egypt, arguing that the legal system has been strategically instrumentalized to legitimize repression rather than to uphold justice ...
Mohamed Arafa
doaj   +2 more sources

Justicia transicional y debates clausurados. Breve repaso por las reflexiones de Claudia Hilb y otros autores

open access: yesArgumentos, 2016
En los textos que componen “Usos del pasado. Qué hacemos hoy con los setenta”, Claudia Hilb atraviesa temáticas que sirven de disparador para retomar y reflexionar sobre ciertos debates jurídicos que parecen estar clausurados en la discusión pública ...
Belén Gulli
doaj   +13 more sources

The Rule of Law from Below – A Concept Under Development

open access: yesUtrecht Law Review, 2021
The rule of law is a central notion in legal thought and in the practice of democratic states. While a contested term, scholars have articulated its contours – both formal and substantive.
Antoine Buyse   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

After the announcement: an interdisciplinary analysis of blockchain development in governments

open access: yesPolicy Design and Practice, 2023
Blockchain is a highly hyped technology, with many announced “use cases.” What happens, however, after the “announcement”? How—if at all—are blockchain applications further developed?
Gert Meyers   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Overview of international soil law

open access: yesSoil Security, 2022
Soil protection is key for human security and survival. Not only because it is the basis of our agricultural food system but also because it is the world's second-largest carbon sink after the oceans.
Oliver C. Ruppel
doaj   +1 more source

Soil protection and legal aspects of international trade in agriculture in times of climate change: The WTO dimension

open access: yesSoil Security, 2022
Soils are essential for food security and the right to food. But where is the connect between soil, trade in agriculture and the rules of the World Trade Organization (WTO)?
Oliver C. Ruppel
doaj   +1 more source

Inferring influence of people's emotions at court on defendant's emotions using a prediction model

open access: yesFrontiers in Psychology, 2023
People's emotions may be affected by the sound environment in court. A courtroom's sound environment usually consists of the people's voices, such as the judge's voice, the plaintiff's voice, and the defendant's voice. The judge, plaintiff, and defendant
Yun Song, Tianyi Zhao
doaj   +1 more source

Unjustifiable Means: The Inside Story of How the CIA, Pentagon, and US Government Conspired to Torture, by Mark Fallon

open access: yesTorture, 2019
Fallon documents the source of misguided interrogations and torture after 9/11.
Stephen N. Xenakis
doaj   +1 more source

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