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 • July 09, 2022
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 and Eva Rieter • July 07, 2022
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 • July 05, 2022
Lean, clean, and green? An appraisal of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank’s green approach to infrastructure projects. How environmentally sustainable is infrastructure development? Abhinand Siddharth, Martin Dabrowski, Siddharth Trakroo and Vinícius Souza • July 04, 2022
Gender equality under Italian family law: different approaches of the Italian Constitutional Court After 30 years of waiting for a legislative intervention, the Italian Constitutional Court is ‘rewriting’ the rule of surname attribution to children, the legacy of an outdated marital power that is contrary to the constitutional principles of equality. Matteo Greco • July 01, 2022
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 • June 30, 2022
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 • June 28, 2022
Would you rather be sentenced by a human or a machine? Artificial Intelligence (AI) is everywhere and in the future its impact on human life will only increase. What role can AI have in sentencing criminal cases? Can AI replace human judges in meting out punishment? Sigrid van Wingerden and Mojca Plesničar • June 27, 2022
Financial and technical assistance to the energy transition: A long and winding road? The recent energy crisis caused by the Russia-Ukraine conflict has revealed pressing issues related to envisaged energy transition. The clock is ticking. Yuanyuan Mo, Brage Bungum Gallis, Raghav Mittal and Viktorya Martirosyan • June 24, 2022
