Legal Empowerment and Access to Justice Stephen Golub has had a huge influence on modern thinking about legal empowerment and access to justice. The Commission on Legal Empowerment of the Poor noted that his thinking about the need to provide the poor with concrete mechanisms to claim their rights and alleviate their poverty made him […]
Month: July 2019
World Justice Project
An award winning resentencing project in Malawi – when the death penalty is abolished and death row prisoners must be resentenced.
EC advances infringement proceedings against Poland
The European Commission has taken additional steps on the road to taking Poland to the Court of Justice of the EU. The Commission maintains that Poland seeks political control of the judiciary.
Judicial Independence – A Useful Primer
For all things judicial, check out the Consultative Council on European Judges. A good place to begin is Opinion 1.
Zambia: Rule of Law
The Mast, July 14: The Chief Justice of Zambia describes the rule of law in Zambia.
Accountability Lab SDG 16 Innovation Challenge 2019
Nigeria, January 2019: The Accountability Lab SDG 16 innovation challenge is an initiative to find creative solutions for SDG 16 on justice.
Slovakia: European Parliament deplores “serious shortcomings” in rule of law
Bratislava March 2019: The European Parliament condemns the “continuous efforts of a growing number of EU member state governments to weaken the rule of law, the separation of powers and the independence of the judiciary”.
Consultative Council of European Judges
For strong thinking and concise info on a wide variety of judicial independence issues, check this out: https://www.coe.int/en/web/ccje/home?
Poland: Judicial Independence and Mandatory Retirement
The Court of Justice of the European Union quashes the Government of Poland’s attempt to lower the mandatory retirement age for Supreme Court judges. https://www.icj.org/poland-court-of-justice-ruling-must-herald-return-to-rule-of-law/ That sounds good. But…
