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Precedent and the Rule of Law. [PDF]
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.
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Rule of Law versus soft Rule of Law
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
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Rule by Law (rule of man): Egypt's stabs the rule of law
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
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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
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The Rule of Law from Below – A Concept Under Development
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
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After the announcement: an interdisciplinary analysis of blockchain development in governments
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
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Overview of international soil law
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
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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
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Inferring influence of people's emotions at court on defendant's emotions using a prediction model
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
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Fallon documents the source of misguided interrogations and torture after 9/11.
Stephen N. Xenakis
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