Today the elected members to the judiciary in Mexico 🇲🇽 take office and so a new era of sheer uncertainty re the independence & quality of judicial admin begins.
I explore the behavioral element that lies behind the survival and demise of courts/court systems—with particular emphasis on the Mexican case. A major public ethics deficit is where I think the main threat to courts is.
Coincidentally, my article on the norms that keep courts safe has been published OA on GLJ as part of a Special Issue on Constitutional Judging Under Pressure www-cambridge-org.may.idm.oclc.org/core/journal...
Can’t emphasize enough how delighted I am that next year’s annual conference is at my doorstep 😌
It’s going to be great!
PSA: if you’re planning to come book your accommodation ASAP. Trust me on this one.
I am delighted to say that Lars Vinx and I have signed a contract with @universitypress.cambridge.org for our Handbook on the Limits of Constituent Power. The aim of the Handbook is to shed much-needed critical light on the concept and practice of constituent power.
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I’ve studied US drone strikes, I wrote a book called “Drones and Terrorism,” and this Caribbean strike is different.
Lethal fire at a non-threatening target in a non-hostile environment on purpose when other means, such as capture, were easily doable, and without even attempting a legal rationale.