Is right-to-health litigation a suitable strategy for advancing the right to health, or does it reinforce inequalities and undermine health authorities in ...

Although Costa Rica has no explicit constitutional right to health, its constitutional chamber of the Supreme Court (Sala IV) has become increasingly ...

The Costa Rica's Constitutional Court, is the titel of Bruce Wilson's seminar at CMI.There is little dispute that Costa Rica has experienced both a judicial and more specifically a "rights revolution" in the last 15 years. The creation of a new constitutional chamber of the Supreme Court in 1989 created a legal opportunity for virtually every sector of society to seek legal redress and have their constitutional rights enforced or protected.

The Indonesian Court for Corruption Crimes, or Tipikor court, has handled corruption cases for more than a decade. Initially there was only one Tipikor ...

New specialized courts have emerged in many countries, both in response to international pressure for legal reform and reflecting states’ own choice. ...

In 2003 Slovakia established a Special Court, subsequently renamed the Special Criminal Court (SCC), principally for corruption and organised crime cases. ...

The Uganda High Court has an Anti-Corruption Division (ACD) with original jurisdiction over all corruption and related cases. The main rationale for its ...

On July 31, 2008, the Constitutional Court of Colombia (the Court) handed down a decision (T-760/2008) that ordered a dramatic restructuring of the ...

The Philippines' Sandiganbayan is the oldest specialised anti-corruption court in the world. Though established mainly to resolve corruption cases more ...

The article addresses the methodological problems concerning how to assess the political role of courts in Zambia - and in new democracies more generally, ...

The paper addresses the methodological problems concerning how to assess the political role of courts in Zambia - and in new democracies more generally, ...

Courts and Social Transformation: An Analytical Framework Siri Gloppen Courts and Social Transform

The anti-corruption world has witnessed increasing institutional specialisation, including the emergence of anti-corruption courts. Indonesia’s ...

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

The role of courts in the consolidation of democracy and social transformation in South Africa investigates the role played by courts in the linked processes ...

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

Accountability Function of Courts in New Democracies This project aims to investigate to what extent - and under which conditions - courts in new and ...

Feminists and religious conservatives across the globe have increasingly turned to courts in their battles over abortion. Yet while a significant literature ...

This research project, which is a collaboration with the Centre for Applied Legal Studies (Johannesburg) investigates the role played by courts in the ...

The book examines the political role of courts in new democracies in Latin America and Africa, focussing on their ability to hold political power-holder ...