by Renée Lettow Lerner | Nov 18, 2021 | All, Comparative Law, Criminal Procedure, Europe, Philosophy of the Law
Note: This is the second post of a three-part series on inquisitorial procedure and its lessons for the U.S. criminal justice system. The first post explained the importance of making the results of the investigation fully available to the defense counsel and to the...
by Connor Noel | Nov 15, 2021 | All, Comparative Law, Healthcare
Debates about the future of healthcare within the United States have carried on for decades. With no clear solution for skyrocketing costs, and a substantial percentage of the population left completely uninsured, the massive costs associated with certain treatments...
by Renée Lettow Lerner | Oct 21, 2021 | All, Comparative Law, Criminal Procedure
Note: This is the first post of a three-part series on inquisitorial procedure and its lessons for the U.S. criminal justice system. Part I: The Investigative File A major weakness of the U.S. adversarial criminal system is that often no one but the prosecutor and law...
by Akhilesh Pillalamarri | Sep 20, 2021 | All, Ancient Law, Asia, Comparative Law, History, India, Middle East & North Africa
In the contemporary world, we have grown used to several features of our legal systems. Many of these we take for granted; for example, the legal equality of citizens, the state’s monopoly on violence, and legal homogeneity—the existence of a single legal system...
by Akhilesh Pillalamarri | Aug 12, 2021 | Afghanistan, All, Asia, Comparative Law, National Security, South Asia
The following is an excerpt from an article that appears at The Diplomat magazine. To read the full article, “Afghanistan’s Failed Constitution,” please visit The Diplomat here. Following the successful efforts in 2001 of a United States-led international...
by Michael Friedl | Aug 9, 2021 | All, Comparative Law, Democracy, Elections, Latin America, U.S. Foreign Policy, United Nations
In the night of July 7, 2021 several assailants entered the home of Haitian President Jovenel Moise and assassinated him, apparently without meeting resistance by his guards. Within days of the shooting, several suspects were killed and others arrested, while some...
