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: 274
2024
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Perceived Organisational Support After a Traumatic Event : A Case Study of How Slovak Newsrooms Coped with the Murder of Investigative Journalist Ján Kuciak
Journalism as the Fourth Emergency Service : Trauma and Resilience, year: 2024, number of pages: 10 s.
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Slovakia
Uncovering news deserts in Europe : Risks and opportunities for local and community media in the EU, year: 2024, number of pages: 6 s.
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Small member states in the European Commission of the 21st century
Small States in EU Policy-Making: Strategies, Challenges, Opportunities, edition: Vyd. 1, year: 2024, number of pages: 18 s.
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The Czech Constitutional Court: The inconspicuous constrainer
Constitutional Review in Central and Eastern Europe Judicial-Legislative Relations in Comparative Perspective, year: 2024, number of pages: 28 s.
2023
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Court-Unpacking: A Preliminary Inquiry
Transition 2.0 Re-establishing Constitutional Democracy in EU Member States, edition: Vyd. 320, year: 2023, number of pages: 38 s.
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Energiebeihilfen: Ukraine-Krise und Energiepreiszuschüsse für Verbraucher
Jahrbuch Beihilferecht 23, year: 2023, number of pages: 14 s.
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From Minimalism to the Substantive Core and Back: The Slovak Constitutional Court and (the Lack of) Constitutional Identity
The Jurisprudence of Particularism National Identity Claims in Central Europe, edition: Vyd. 1st, year: 2023, number of pages: 24 s.
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Hungary: From a friend to a foe?
EU Law and National Constitutions The Constitutional Dynamics of Multi-Level Governance, edition: Vyd. 1, year: 2023, number of pages: 23 s.
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Politics of judicial governance
Research Handbook on the Politics of Constitutional Law, edition: Vyd. 1st, year: 2023, number of pages: 24 s.
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The Evolution and Gestalt of the Czech Constitution
Constitutional Foundations, year: 2023, number of pages: 54 s.