Aníbal Pérez-Liñán, Andrea Castagnola (2023)
The Oxford Handbook of Comparative Judicial Behaviour
A chapter in The Oxford Handbook of Comparative Judicial Behaviour on Judicial Tenure and Retirements by Andrea Castagnola, adjunct professor at the University Torcuato Di Tella, Buenos Aires & Consultant on justice, the rule of law and transparency for the IADB and World Bank and her colleague Aníbal Pérez-Liñán. Abstract Judicial tenure is often perceived […]
Satang Nabaneh (2023)
Nabaneh, Satang. Choice and conscience: Lessons from South Africa for a global debate. Pretoria University Law Press, 2023.
Satang Nabane’s recent book Choice and Conscience (available open access here) offers a fresh and insightful perspective on the highly debated issue of conscientious objection in abortion care. Satang Nabaneh’s socio-legal approach, which draws on both traditional legal scholarship and African feminist intellectual traditions, provides a nuanced understanding of how legal norms construct and maintain […]
Siri Gloppen (2023)
Panorama
By Siri Gloppen (written as an op-ed for Panorama (in Norwegian as part of the RightsAct project) The room for manoeuvre for rights activists in Zimbabwe has been dramatically curtailed since I was last here in 2018. Legislative changes criminalize regime-critical strikes and demonstrations, and activists are abducted in broad daylight, tortured and, in […]
Audun Løvlie (2023)
BLOG: Children and parents subjected to state interventions experience significant disruption in their lives. They may face many challenges, such as barriers to participation and a lack of comprehension of the reasons for the intervention. The written decisions of judges may serve participation by facilitating comprehension, and thus acceptance, of the reasons for such life-transforming decisions, […]
Adrian Jjuuko, Siri Gloppen, Alan Msosa and Frans Viljoen eds. (2022)
The book “Queer Lawfare in Africa: Legal Strategies in Contexts of LGBTIQ+ Criminalisation and Politicisation” is out. Edited by Adrian Jjuuko, Siri Gloppen, Alan Msosa and Frans Viljoen, it focuses on the strategies that activists for LGBTIQ+ equality in Africa deploy to challenge deep-seated homophobia and transphobia, as well as the politicisation of LGBTIQ+ issues. Excerpt […]
Blogpost by Liliia Oprysk (Ukrainian in Norway and Associate Professor of Law, University of Bergen) and Terje Einarsen (Chairperson ICJ Norway and Professor of International Law, University of Bergen) These days, there is a very important international discussion going on about the establishment of a special international tribunal for the greatest crime in Ukraine; the war […]
Blogpost by Dorothee Alberts Walking through many European cities today all that reminds us of the vibrant Jewish life and culture that once was part of these cities are small brass cobblestones, so called “Stolpersteine“. These stones are engraved with the name and date of birth and death — if known — of a Jewish […]
Blogpost by Wesley Maraire Over the years, public law has increasingly taken a larger space within the broader political science field. It’s a natural progression really when you think about the relationship between law, politics, and society. For, it would not be scientific rigour if we analysed the behaviour of legal decision-makers and the law-related […]
Blogpost by Juliana Jaramillo A new book to reflect upon the promises, pitfalls, and lessons of judicialization: The publication of The Limits of Judicialization. From Progress to Backlash in Latin America (Cambridge University Press, 2022) offers an excellent opportunity to reflect on the core topic of LawTransform’s work since the inception of the Centre—the role of […]
Siri Gloppen (2022)
New blog post by Siri Gloppen Abortion is central to politics across the globe in unprecedented ways. Abortion was key to President Bolsonaro’s election campaign ahead of the 2 October elections in Brazil; it has repeatedly brought people to the streets in Poland, Ireland, and across much of Latin America – in some cases resulting […]
Judicial Tenure and Retirements
