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SAD Cases in the Coroners’ Courts

A report of a conference to explore legal and medical aspects of coroners’ inquests into sudden adult deaths.

Are Courts Representative Bodies? A Canadian Perspective

In this policy brief, Judge Robert Sharpe of the Court of Appeal for Ontario argues that it would be wrong for judges exercising the power of judicial review to claim...

The Court of Public Opinion: Justice, the Media, and Popular Will

This report examines the influence of the media on the judiciary and politics, and features insights from Lance Price, former Government Director of Communications, on the...

Do the Media Influence the Judiciary?

As judges face growing criticism for 'disproportionate' sentencing of those convicted of inciting riots, Sir Mark Potter, former President of the Family Division of the High...

Access to Environmental Justice in England and Wales

This policy brief charts the slow boadening of access to environmental justice in England and Wales over the past few decades, and examines current and future prospects with...

The Role of Courts in a Democracy

An analytical report of the workshop and public debate featuring Charles Clarke, Joshua Rozenberg, Lord Justice Jacob and others examines the growing trend towards the ‘...

Berlusconi on Trial: Some Lessons for Judicial Accountability

The policy brief shows how the wide powers afforded public prosecutors and the high rate of prosecutions of politicians in Italy has embroiled the judiciary in political...

The Role of Courts in a Democracy: Alternatives to Judicial Supremacy

This policy brief assesses the adoption of US models of judicial activism in post-Communist countries of central and Eastern Europe, and proposes an alternative model in the...

Debating International Justice in Africa

Drawing together academic and practitioner contributors from Africa and beyond, this collection highlights the challenges that international justice has faced in addressing...

Justice for Apartheid Crimes: Corporations, States, and Human Rights

Report of a symposium exploring issues surrounding post-apartheid justice and redress in South Africa for human rights abuses in which corporations are allegedly implicated....

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