Authors for Asia Pacific Judicial Reform Handbook

The Asia Pacific Judicial Reform Forum (APJRF) is looking for authors to contribute to a Judicial Reform Handbook. The goal of the handbook is to provide pragmatic tools and resources in support of effective judicial reform in Asia-Pacific countries. It is intended for use by the judiciary and executive in each member country. The deadline […]

150th Anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court Case Dredd Scott

One hundred fifty years ago today, on March 6, 1857, the U.S. Supreme Court held in the Dredd Scott decision that slaves “imported into this country” were not U.S. citizens and thus could not claim the rights and privileges of citizenship, including access to justice through the courts. The decision denied Scott, as well all […]

DR Congo – Constitutional Referendum

More than forty years have elapsed since the Democratic Republic of Congo’s last democratic poll, which was held in 1960 upon gaining independence from Belgium, and the country’s constitutional referendum of 18-19 December 2005, in which 84% of the voters endorsed a new 229-article constitution (in French). The referendum represents a major turning point for […]