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: 303
2026
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Preaching Consistency, Drinking Inconsistency
European Constitutional Law Review, year: 2026, volume: 22, edition: 2, DOI
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Proportionality Allocation Between Governmental Branches: Lessons from the Czech Republic
BALTIC JOURNAL OF LAW & POLITICS, year: 2026, volume: 19, edition: 1, DOI
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Slaves of Czechoslayvakia aneb Postavení tvůrců obsahu v evropském právním prostoru
Czechoslayvakia, year: 2026
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Staatshaftung für Löschung von Nießbrauchsrechten
Deutsches Verwaltungsblatt, year: 2026, volume: 141, edition: 16
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Wigs and wires: assemblage governance and the professional legal ethics of generative AI
INFORMATION & COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY LAW, year: 2026, DOI
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Zpráva ze semináře: „Akademická svoboda v době kulturních válek“
PRÁVNÍK - TEORETICKÝ ČASOPIS PRO OTÁZKY STÁTU A PRÁVA, year: 2026
2025
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Constitutional Conventions in Central Europe: Insights from Experts
PROBLEMS OF POST-COMMUNISM, year: 2025, volume: 72, edition: 1, DOI
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Constitutional Conventions in Central Europe: When Two Are Doing the Same It Is Not Always the Same
Constitutional Conventions Theories, Practices and Dynamics, edition: Vyd. 1, year: 2025, number of pages: 20 s., DOI
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Constraints on the domestic separation of powers by supranational courts
International Journal of Constitutional Law, year: 2025, volume: 23, edition: 3, DOI
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Court presidents: power through informality
Research Handbook on Judging and the Judiciary, year: 2025, number of pages: 21 s., DOI