Interdisciplinary Study of the Law When Corporations Disrespect Women's Human Rights: Access to Good Quality Remediation Women experience the impacts of corporate activities – including the flexibilization of labour and the privatisation of public services – differently and disproportionally. Aleydis Nissen • 10-01-2023
Criminal Law and Criminology · Interdisciplinary Study of the Law · Private Law Judges on politically sensitive descisions How do judges themselves feel about the political sensitivity of their decisions? Miranda Boone • 19-07-2022
Interdisciplinary Study of the Law And what if the courts could strengthen our democracies? Public interest litigation allows courts to provoke social change to some extent. But court decisions on political issues are not unproblematic in democratic systems. What if we could define circumstances so courts can enhance democratic participation and debate? María Carlota Ucín • 09-07-2022
Interdisciplinary Study of the Law Racial justice is about redressing systemic injustice Legal mobilization as legitimate counterpower: The need for deliberate, strategic, bold and innovative approaches to redress systemic, racial injustice. Jeff Handmaker + 1 other • 07-07-2022
Public Law Does the European Court of Justice Induce Societal Change? A Research Teaser Is the EU’s judiciary an effective agent for societal change? Or does it merely alter the ‘law in the books’ at Member State level? A research teaser. Henri de Waele • 05-07-2022
Interdisciplinary Study of the Law The Italian Constitutional Court balancing mining activity interests A recent ECJ ruling has referred to environmental protection in relation to procedures for seabed exploitation. Opportunities for the Italian Constitutional Court? Giorgio Cataldo • 30-06-2022
Public Law Strategic climate litigation and polarisation: Fanning or smothering the flames of societal conflicts? What, if any, should the role of courts be in reconciling the pressing need for climate action in an atmosphere of deep-running social tension? Christina Eckes • 28-06-2022
Interdisciplinary Study of the Law Evaluating transformative constitutionalism in South Africa A view from the mineral rights’ adjudication looking glass. Jackie Dugard • 23-06-2022
Public Law Legal mobilization in the field of asylum law: A revival of political opportunity structures? Increasingly, courts are now institutions where collective actors, like NGOs, want to achieve change. The field of European asylum law is no different in that sense. But who are these actors and why choose litigation as a strategy? Kris van der Pas • 21-06-2022
