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March 19, 2024

Slovakia risks heading back to the nineties

Max Steuer The Slovak Constitutional Court has โ€“ temporarily, at least โ€“ succeeded in halting policies driving the country towards illiberalism. Max Steuer argues that this decision, and its political context, resemble developments in late-1990s Slovakia. The Court showed resilience, but it might not suffice if Slovakiaโ€™s illiberals learn from the experience Read more
December 15, 2022

โ™Ÿ๏ธ Varieties of constitutional models and authoritarian political order

Julian G. Waller The lure of typology is irresistible for social scientists, yet commonly used schemas classifying authoritarian politics still miss key variation. Our frameworks often rely on organisational assumptions set one level of abstraction too high. Julian G. Waller demonstrates how a closer look at constitutional structure can confront this problem Read more
October 1, 2020

The dilemma of dissent: should courts avoid making public their dissenting opinions?

Daniel Naurin It is widely argued that courts should make public their dissenting opinions in order to right wrongs and increase transparency. Yet, writes Daniel Naurin, courts will have a harder time securing public compliance with their decisions if they fail to speak with one voice Read more

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