Personal freedom is highly valued by many and a central element of liberal political philosophy. Although personal … freedom is frequently associated with electoral democracy, developments in countries such as Hungary, Poland, Turkey and … envisaged unequivocal guarantor of freedom. Instead, an independent judicial system, insulated from everyday politics, might …

Personal freedom is highly valued by many and a central element of liberal political philosophy. Although personal … freedom is frequently associated with electoral democracy, developments in countries such as Hungary, Poland, Turkey and … envisaged unequivocal guarantor of freedom. Instead, an independent judicial system, insulated from everyday politics, might …

What characterizes the EU today is that it is not only a multi-level governance system, but also a multi-context system …

Facilitadores Judiciales is a programme run by the Organization of the American States and the Nicaraguan judiciary … of the Nicaraguan judiciary is another factor of success identified by the study. At the end, the paper discusses the …

Based on data from the EU Justice Scoreboard, we identify a puzzle: National levels of judicial independence (as … perceived by the citizens of EU member states) are negatively associated with the presence of formal legislation usually … these two effects can explain why judicial reforms that should be conducive to an independent judiciary may seem to have …

This complaint to the European Ombudsman by Access Info Europe and the HEC-NYU EU Public Interest Clinic alleges … maladministration in the selection of judges for the Courts of Justice of the EU (CJEU). The complaint argues that the Council of Europe … the opinions arguing Regulation 1049/2001 (on public access to EU institutions’ documents) does not apply to the requested …