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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 End of Press Freedom

The fourth and final policy brief from our series assessing the progress of the Leveson Inquiry and the future of media regulation sees the Director of the ...

The Russian Socio-Legal Tradition

The second report from our three-part series on Russian legal culture traces the evolution of the socio-legal tradition from imperial times to the present, to shed new light on...

(Mis)Understanding American Federalism: On constitutions, collective action, competition, and quiescence

American federalism is often lauded for promoting democratic participation and accountability, but this view neglects the ways in which it actually structures day-to-day...

Federalism and Its Discontents: The limits of New Institutionalism

From post-conflict Iraqi federalism to the decentralist teachings of the World Bank in the developing world, comparative federalism has found increasingly vibrant applications...

Regulating for Communication

In this policy brief, political philosopher Baroness Onora O'Neill responds to the debate over press regulation sparked by the phone hacking scandal by assessing the...

The Leveson Inquiry: There's a bargain to be struck over media freedom and regulation

The Leveson Inquiry into the culture, practice, and ethics of the British press was triggered when the phone-hacking scandal’s full scale became clear in July 2011 and closed...

Press Regulation: Taking account of media convergence

This policy brief by media expert Lara Fielden proposes a radical new framework for press regulation based on a comparative study of international press councils, which...

The Social Contract Revisited: The Modern Welfare State

This report summarizes the three-year programme investigating the social contract and the modern welfare state.

Safeguards in Collective Actions

There is a consensus in Europe that collective action mechanisms need to include correct safeguards in order to prevent abuse.

Consumer-to-Business ADR Structures

This policy brief addresses the difficulty consumers face when trying to resolve minor disputes with business, for which the courts prove too slow and costly.

Constructing Legal Culture through Institutional Reforms: The Russian Experience

This report, published in collaboration with the Centre for Socio-Legal Studies, examines the legal culture in Russia and challenges the received wisdom from the West.

The Risk vs Hazard Debate: Reconciling Inconsistencies in Health & Safety Regulation within the UK and across the EU

Dr Sweta Chakraborty reviews the current debate over health & safety regulation, representing the views of academics, regulators, government, and lawyers, including the...

The Hidden World of Consumer ADR: Redress and Behaviour

This report summarizes the findings of an Oxford research project and an international conference which assessed alternative methods for settling consumer disputes that do not...

Lawyers: Socio-Legal Perspectives

In collaboration with the Centre for Socio-Legal Studies, the Foundation for Law, Justice and Society is pleased to publish a workshop report examining different aspects of the...

The Foundations of Law: Legalism in the Ancient World, Europe, Asia

In collaboration with the Centre for Socio-Legal Studies, the Foundation for Law, Justice and Society is pleased to publish a workshop report examining different aspects of 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...

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...

The Purposes, Organization, and Supervision of Regulators: Implications for Accountability and Liability

This policy brief advances the theory of 'confirmation bias' to explain recent systematic defective regulatory decision-making and actions, and posits that accountability and...

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...

How Governments React to Financial Crises: The Savings and Loans Crisis as a Test Case

This paper assesses the regulatory response to the savings and loans crisis of the 1980s to highlight the responsibility of various agents - goverment, regulators, financial...

A Model for Dispute Resolution in Europe

This policy brief addresses alternative dispute resolution mechanisms in Europe to propose an integrated, holistic approach to encompass the range of mechanisms for resolving...

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...

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