Democracy

33 statements from leading experts in law, academia, and other research organizations

"The United States should know that it cannot successfully pursue its security interests in the Asia-Pacific region at the expense of the basic rights of its partners’ citizens."

International actors should press for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire and civilian protection in Sudan.

Tracking the rules pertaining to a disabled president, there should be a formal procedure allowing a senator to temporarily step aside.

Linkages in the Israeli debates of an independent judiciary to the protection of democracy suggests a cautionary note for the United States.

In countering transnational repression, "[c]ivil litigation provides a pathway for holding ... authoritarian regimes directly accountable, not just their hired guns, if significant…

They face every obstacle. With support, they could help redefine how journalism reckons with era-defining challenges to the public sphere.

The vote could set the tone for democratic rights in the region, curb the junta’s influence, and return power to the people.

If the Biden administration wants to curb authoritarian trends, it should maintain its heightened attention to civil liberties in Georgia.

For the Court’s reputation and rule of law values, the Justices should put their own house in order, rather than have it done for them.

A survey of years of New York criminal cases, which shows that the prosecution of falsifying business records in first degree is common.

The U.S.-led invasion and occupation of Iraq in 2003 brought about a painful and gradual transition from dictatorship to deeply flawed parliamentary democracy. This story is now…