by Hugo Barrillon | Oct 22, 2020 | University of Chicago
The Ukrainian people have been through a lot. According to a 2019 Pew Poll, 81% of Ukrainians see a fair judicial system as one of the most important priorities, nevertheless, promises of judicial system overhauls and anti-corruption efforts never seem to come to...
by David Ahern | Mar 30, 2020 | American University
In 2016, the populist Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union (LVŽS) took center stage in Lithuanian politics after unexpectedly winning a plurality in the legislative Seimas (Navickas 2017). The party recruited electable politicians from all corners of politics,...
by Steven Rubin | Feb 12, 2020 | Boston University
An attack on the freedom of the press and can easily be seen as an attack on democracy. Of the many key features of truly democratic countries, freedom of the press is often viewed as essential. In the United States, freedom of the press is protected by the First...
by Francesca Ofilada | Nov 25, 2019 | University of the Philippines, Diliman
Source: Rzeczpospolita The Law and Justice Party in Poland is taking both Law and Justice into its own hands. After winning a Parliamentary majority in 2015, the PiS seized control of the Polish Supreme Court by passing legal amendments to the constitution (1). Having...
by Thomas McLees | Jun 1, 2019 | University of Chicago
On May 26th polls for the European Union’s ninth parliamentary elections closed all over Europe. As votes were counted and results were posted, it became more and more apparent that there was a major shift happening in continental European politics. Many saw this as a...
