■ The recent resurgence of vigilantism in India connects both to the neo-liberal project of outsourcing security, as well as to a longer history of porous boundaries between states and powerful elements in society. When practiced by subaltern groups, it also reflects the failure of the judicial system. This article explores the moral plurality evoked by different forms of vigilantism and their ...

In authoritarian regimes, risk tends to be politically positioned reflect the ruling party's interests, needs and priorities. this article, I focus on People's Republic of China (China) as a case study isolate issue risk, more specifically, analyse why is framed political tenet, what becomes evidence such how it relates country's legal approach maintaining stability in Xi Jinping era. This arti...

For ‘legal constitutionalists’, written constitutions, constitutive of the legal and political system, superior to other legislation, entrenched against change, and enumerating justiciable rights, guarantee equal respect and concern for all citizens. Judicial review is thus an essential support of democracy. In this book, Richard Bellamy offers a robust argument against this view of constitutio...

Judicial independence is widely considered to be a foundation for the rule of law (Council of Europe 1998; United Nations 1985), and establishing judicial independence in developing and transition economies has become a major goal of donor-supported legal and judicial reform programs. This topic brief will address three questions related to judicial independence. First, what exactly does "judic...

Document drafting is an essential component of judicial problem solving. This paper distinguishes several classes of judicial documents based on (1) the stage of the judicial process in which they are created, (2) the complexity of the documents, and (3) the party who drafts the documents: a judge, judicial support personnel, or a litigant. Three approaches to automated document drafting are id...

The magnitude of unsafe abortion in Brazil is a result of the country’s restrictive abortion laws. Research shows a direct relation between legal restrictions on abortion and high rates of unsafe abortion. In Brazil, abortion law is very restrictive despite existing progressive policies and legislation on sexual and reproductive rights. According to the 1940 Penal Code, abortion is permitted on...