Judicial Studies Institute
Judicial Studies Institute - JUSTIN is a research center dedicated to the study of domestic courts, international tribunals and various bodies involved in court administration. JUSTIN opened in September 2016 with the help of the ERC Starting Grant (JUDI-ARCH, 2016-2021), which focused on the ever growing role of judicial councils and other forms of judicial self-government in a globalizing legal order.
Research Interest
Independence
Judicial independence and accountability
Trust
Public confidence in courts and judges
Transparency
Transparency and legitimacy of courts
ECtHR
Legislative responses to the Strasbourg case law
Analysis
Citation analysis, domestic compliance with decisions of the European Court of Human Rights and UN human rights bodies
JUSTIN strives to become the globally leading hub for research on judicial self-government and its impact on law, politics and society.
Co-directors of JUSTIN
Publications
Total number of publications: 273
2020
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The Illusion of Merit-Based Judicial Selection in Post-Communist Judiciary: Evidence from Slovakia
Problems of Post-Communism, year: 2020, volume: Neuveden, edition: Neuvedeno, DOI
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The populist challenge to the European Court of Human Rights
International Journal of Constitutional Law, year: 2020, volume: 18, edition: 2, DOI
2019
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Abortion in Northern Ireland and the European Convention on Human Rights: Reflections from the UK Supreme Court
International and Comparative Law Quarterly, year: 2019, volume: 68, edition: 2, DOI
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Access to Abortion in cases of Fatal Fetal Abnormality: A New Direction for the European Court of Human Rights?
Human Rights Law Review, year: 2019, volume: 19, edition: 3, DOI
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After the 8th: Ireland, Abortion, and International Law
Medico Legal Journal of Ireland, year: 2019, volume: 25, edition: 1, DOI
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An Analysis Of The Consular Protection Directive: Are Eu Citizens Now Better Protected In The World?
Common Market Law Review, year: 2019, volume: 56, edition: 2
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Being LGBT+ in the Czech Republic: Experience with Prejudice, Discrimination, and Violence
V4 Human Rights Review, year: 2019, volume: 1, edition: 1
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ECtHR – Ally, Adversary, or Foe? The Attitudes of Judges Towards International Human Rights Law in the (Post-) Transitioning Area
Jahrbuch für Ostrecht, year: 2019, volume: Neuveden, edition: 1
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Is it all about European Democracy? The Motives behind the Institutionalisation of the Spitzenkandidaten
Journal of Contemporary European Research, year: 2019, volume: 15, edition: 4, DOI
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The Twin Challenges to Separation of Powers in Central Europe: Technocratic Governance and Populism
European Constitutional Law Review, year: 2019, volume: 15, edition: 3, DOI