The paper considers the attempts recently made both in Greece and in Italy to amend the Fundamental Charters and their relation with the wider context given by the economic crisis and the emerging challenges to the rule of law. The comparative approach allows to detect similarities between the two cases and to envisage possible solutions...
Open Justice and the Rule of Law
The principle of open justice is innately connected to the integrity of the legal system. A fundamental aspect of the system of checks and balances at common law, it has been enshrined as a key institutional feature in democracies which value the independence of the judicial branch. In Ireland, the administration of justice in public...
Rule of Law, State capability and economic and democratic development in Latin America
The paper aims to explore the connections between rule of law, state capability and development in Latin America. The interaction between these areas faces different problems and solutions than in other western countries. There is a lack of analysis of how the rule of law can effectively improve the state capability and therefore, promote the...