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THE INQUISITORIAL ADVANTAGE IN CRIMINAL PROCEDURE, PART II: The Defendant as a Source of Information

THE INQUISITORIAL ADVANTAGE IN CRIMINAL PROCEDURE, PART II: The Defendant as a Source of Information

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...
Comparing Healthcare Policy Outcomes

Comparing Healthcare Policy Outcomes

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...
The Inquisitorial Advantage in Criminal Procedure, Part I: The Investigative File

The Inquisitorial Advantage in Criminal Procedure, Part I: The Investigative File

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...
Legal Pluralism in the Ancient World

Legal Pluralism in the Ancient World

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...
Afghanistan’s Failed Constitution

Afghanistan’s Failed Constitution

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...
Constitutional Crisis in Haiti

Constitutional Crisis in Haiti

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...
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