Discovering significant topics from legal decisions with selective inference
J Soh Tsin Howe - … Transactions of the Royal Society A, 2024 - royalsocietypublishing.org
We propose and evaluate an automated pipeline for discovering significant topics from legal
decision texts by passing features synthesized with topic models through penalized …
decision texts by passing features synthesized with topic models through penalized …
Super-SCOTUS: A multi-sourced dataset for the Supreme Court of the US
Given the complexity of the judiciary in the US Supreme Court, various procedures, along
with various resources, contribute to the court system. However, most research focuses on a …
with various resources, contribute to the court system. However, most research focuses on a …
More than Votes? Voting and Language based Partisanship in the US Supreme Court
Understanding the prevalence and dynamics of justice partisanship and ideology in the US
Supreme Court is critical in studying jurisdiction. Most research quantifies partisanship …
Supreme Court is critical in studying jurisdiction. Most research quantifies partisanship …
[HTML][HTML] Ideología y comportamiento judicial en jueces de carrera: Estimación de puntos ideales en la Corte Suprema de Chile (2009-2019)
A Pavón Mediano, D Carrasco Ogaz… - Revista de ciencia …, 2023 - SciELO Chile
Estudios sobre cortes constitucionales han demostrado que la ideología del juez es un
buen predictor de su comportamiento judicial. Sin embargo, se ha prestado escasa atención …
buen predictor de su comportamiento judicial. Sin embargo, se ha prestado escasa atención …
The global expansion of judicial power
R Hirschl - 2023 - papers.ssrn.com
The global expansion of judicial power is one of the most significant developments in late-
20th and early-21st century government. Scholars have identified this trend as the …
20th and early-21st century government. Scholars have identified this trend as the …
Legalism and Professional Norms
A Morell - Available at SSRN, 2023 - papers.ssrn.com
Empirical scholars have set out to refute Legalism in a simple version. Legalism has been
said to hold that “the law is 'out there', distinct from morals and politics, legal rules are …
said to hold that “the law is 'out there', distinct from morals and politics, legal rules are …
Prosecutors, judges and sentencing disparities: Evidence from traffic offenses in France
While there is widespread evidence that sentences for similar cases tend to differ across
courts, the production of sentencing disparities by prosecutors versus judges has received …
courts, the production of sentencing disparities by prosecutors versus judges has received …
Collective choice and dissenting opinions in Multimember Courts. Elements for Assessing Judicial reasoning in Courts of Constitutional decision making in South …
AFM Restrepo… - Estudios …, 2023 - estudiosconstitucionales.utalca.cl
Collegial decisions are exposed to peculiarities that individual judges do not face, such as
deliberations, leading judges as case managers, group thinking, and peer effects, among …
deliberations, leading judges as case managers, group thinking, and peer effects, among …
The rise and protection of judicial independence
Judicial independence (JI)–understood as the insulation of courts against inappropriate
interference by political actors–is widely seen as a critical ingredient of good governance …
interference by political actors–is widely seen as a critical ingredient of good governance …
Instrumentalization of constitutional law in Central Asia
A Trochev, A Juzgenbayev - Research Handbook on Law and …, 2023 - elgaronline.com
Constitutional law and politics in five Central Asian countries–Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan,
Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan–have been a terra incognita in comparative …
Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan–have been a terra incognita in comparative …