This paper studies the effect of news media on the probability of resignation from office of politicians being subject to criminal investigation. Using data on cases in which the political immunity of German representatives was lifted, we find that resignations are more common when the media...

This Essay, written for a symposium asking “Is the Rational Basis Test Unconstitutional?,” defends the bifurcated-scrutiny approach of Carolene Products and its famous footnote four. A growing cadre of conservative and libertarian scholars has called for increased scrutiny of legislation...

Corruption in Nigeria has taken a dramatic turn in recent debates and commentaries. Certain practices and experiences explain the perception of judiciary as a limiting factor in the country's development process. Lack of clarity in juridical stances on effective sanctions and sustainable...

Some articulations of the ‘multi-door' justice concept have assumed that the court is at the epicentre of the justice system and is critical in the context of dispute resolution referral. In recent decades, there has been a shift in how courts and conceptualized within the justice system and...

Most observers agree that prosecutors hold too much power in the American criminal justice system. Expansive criminal codes offer prosecutors wide discretion to charge defendants with a huge number of offenses. And stiff authorized punishments provide prosecutors with leverage to pressure...

This article analyzes the connection between global economic and political trends and Brazilian strategies for judicial reform. A global consensus has emerged in favor of economic liberalization strategies and these strategies require the rule of law to create certainty and predictability. This...

The present paper urges the reader to overcome these barriers to scholarly appreciation, to cast to the side any preliminary skepticism toward election-by-lot as a reasonable allocation mechanism, and to take seriously for the moment, the claim that election-by-lot might be usefully employed in...

This updated e-book features both legal instruments and comments by high-profile academics, judges and officials from several EU member states. In addition to some basic legal acts such as Brussels I and the Lugano Convention, the areas and topics covered include commercial law, contract law,...