"Litigation may be an effective means to secure economic, social and cultural rights," says Camila Gianella. As a result of numerous health rights litigations, the Colombian Constitutional Court ordered extensive structural reforms of the country's health system.

Electoral processes begin long before elections actually take place and requires a long time horizon. As an indicator of the effectiveness of institutions ...

Frustration with the capacity of the ordinary machinery of justice to deal adequately with corruption has prompted many countries to develop specialised ...

This U4 issue paper provides policymakers in developing nations, their citizens, and U4’s partners in the donor community with an overview of where ...

The relatively slow pace of Nigeria’s development has often been attributed to the phenomenon of the resource curse whereby the nature of the state ...

On 31st of August voters in Angola will elect a new parliament and a president. It is already clear that the dice are loaded. Despite the low quality of the elections and the machinations of the incumbent - is Angola on the path to democracy?

Land is the foundation for the economic sustenance of indigenous peoples and for the continued survival of their cultures. One of the major problems faced ...

While much is known about corruption in post-communist states, less is known about the impact of conflict on corruption in such states. The project seeks ...

Why do courts hold political power-holders accountable in some democratic and democratizing countries, but not in others?  And, why do some courts ...

CMI was requested by PETRAD to develop a course module on corruption and corruption prevention in the petroleum sector. This is one of several course ...

This report investigates criminal law reform in Sudan, focusing on two important and controversial legal reforms related to (a) a definition of rape that ...

The book concludes with a chapter by Åse Berit Grødeland that deals with the ways in which negative consequences of reform and the opportunity ...

This is an Arabic translation of the CMI report Women and Girls Caught between Rape and Adultery in Sudan: Criminal Law Reform, 2005–2015, ...

Dominant executives, weak democratic institutions and shrinking space for critical deliberation and contestation of political power characterise most ...

Saudi Arabia is often presented in Western media as the poster child of women’s oppression. It is the country where women are forced to cover their ...