For the past four years, Chile has been replacing its old system of criminal justice with a new one intended to be more fair and effective. Gradually ...
This paper focuses on amendment processes, their characteristics and their influence in constitutional development. The paper analyzes amendment proce...
Presidential systems are less likely to survive and are more prone to political instability than parliamentary systems. The differences between the tw...
Reseña:Judicial independence is generally seen as a fundamental value of the rule of law. Likewise, in the Dutch constitutional order, independence of...
Reseña:Judicial independence constitutes one of the fundamental principles ofthe German Constitution.1 The status and structure of the judiciary isJud...
Citizenship, as it was originally conceived, does not satisfy the current expectations of contemporary multicultural societies. In order to bet- ter u...
Vera's two-year study of relations between Arab Americans and law enforcement in the United States following September 11, 2001 found, among other thi...
This paper deals with two important ideas: rule of law and social justice. The question is whether these are values for lawyers and the legal system. ...
There are numerous critical points and stages along the criminal case process continuum. The law governs the application of distinct legal principles ...
As Tocqueville pointed out, countries in which juries have existed for many years show a strong public trust in the judiciary. It is interesting to as...
This monograph provides a summary of promising practices utilized by ten national community prosecution leaders: The City of Dallas, TX; The City and ...
Lessons Not Learned: New York Leads in the Number of Wrongful Convictions but Lags in Reforms That Can Prevent Them.This report details the wrongful c...
In this paper we bring together institutional, contextual, and behav- ioral perspectives in a comprehensive model that explores determinants of execut...
This report by the secretary general addresses the issues and models related to transitional justice and justice reforms in post-conflict societies. T...
