The National Council of the Judiciary in Poland: Breakthrough or Stalemate?Column
The National Council of the Judiciary in Poland: Breakthrough or Stalemate?
--Adam Bodnar, Professor of Law at SWPS University in Warsaw The Polish Parliament has just elected 15 judicial members of…
Standing Accused by (Some) Justices Themselves, Again: The Juris-(Im)Prudence in Taiwan’s Diminished Constitutional CourtColumn
Standing Accused by (Some) Justices Themselves, Again: The Juris-(Im)Prudence in Taiwan’s Diminished Constitutional Court
--Ming-Sung Kuo, Reader in Law at the University of Warwick School of Law Breaking Up the Court: The Birth of…
Chile’s Constitutional Process: An Experiment in Feminist ConstitutionalismColumn
Chile’s Constitutional Process: An Experiment in Feminist Constitutionalism
--Verónica Undurraga Valdés, Professor at the Faculty of Law, Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez. The first constitution-making body with gender parity in…
When Parliament Drags its Feet, Can the Courts Step In? What are the Limits, if Any?Column
When Parliament Drags its Feet, Can the Courts Step In? What are the Limits, if Any?
--Victoria Miyandazi, Assistant Professor in Public Law at the University of Nottingham (UK) --Munene Njoroge, Advocate of the High Court…
Not-So-Dark Side of the MoonColumn
Not-So-Dark Side of the Moon
--Adam Bodnar, Professor of Law at SWPS University in Warsaw On 20 March 2026 the Supreme Administrative Court of Poland…
The State of (Militant) DemocracyColumn
The State of (Militant) Democracy
--Ming-Sung Kuo, Reader in Law at the University of Warwick, School of Law Populism’s liaison with democracy has a long…
From Upheaval to Uncertainty: Chile’s Constitutional Stalemate and the Rise of an “Emergency” GovernmentColumn
From Upheaval to Uncertainty: Chile’s Constitutional Stalemate and the Rise of an “Emergency” Government
--Verónica Undurraga Valdés, professor at the Adolfo Ibáñez University Law School in Chile Anyone who lived in or visited Chile…
‘JurisPesa’: Confronting Corruption in Kenya’s JudiciaryColumn
‘JurisPesa’: Confronting Corruption in Kenya’s Judiciary
--Victoria Miyandazi, Assistant Professor in Public Law, University of Nottingham (UK) On 3 February 2026, my attention was drawn…
Rule of Law Recovery: Between Immunity and ImpunityColumn
Rule of Law Recovery: Between Immunity and Impunity
--Adam Bodnar, Professor of Law at SWPS University in Warsaw Since December 2023, Poland has been undergoing a process of…
Introducing the 2026 ICONnect ColumnistsColumn
Introducing the 2026 ICONnect Columnists
The editors of ICONnect are very pleased to announce our new slate of columnists for 2026: Adam Bodnar, Ming-Sung Kuo,…
Testing Democratic Resilience: What South Korea’s Martial Law RevealsColumn
Testing Democratic Resilience: What South Korea’s Martial Law Reveals
--Yoomin Won, Associate Professor, Seoul National University On December 3, 2024, then-Korean President Yoon Suk-Yeol declared emergency martial law (see…
The Significance of A.R. v Poland: Protecting Women’s Rights and Upholding the Rule of LawColumn
The Significance of A.R. v Poland: Protecting Women’s Rights and Upholding the Rule of Law
--Goran Selanec, Constitutional Court of Croatia The recent decision in A.R. v Poland, published by the European Court of Human…
Binding Rights: Contractual Federalism and the Right to Housing in CanadaColumn
Binding Rights: Contractual Federalism and the Right to Housing in Canada
--Dr. Alexandra Flynn, Associate Professor and Director, Housing Research Collaborative; Allard School of Law, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC…
The Critical Project in Comparative LawColumn
The Critical Project in Comparative Law
--Jorge González-Jácome, Associate Professor of Law at Universidad de los Andes (Bogotá) The critical project in comparative law can be…
The Professional Duty to Resist Unlawful Orders: The Hidden Heroes of South Korea’s Martial Law CrisisColumn
The Professional Duty to Resist Unlawful Orders: The Hidden Heroes of South Korea’s Martial Law Crisis
--Yoomin Won, Associate Professor, Seoul National University The political crisis that swept South Korea since the martial law declaration on…
The Anna Karenina Principle and Democratic ErosionColumn
The Anna Karenina Principle and Democratic Erosion
--Miguel Schor, Professor of Law, Associate Director of the Drake University Constitutional Law Center, and Class of 1977 Distinguished Scholar…
The Cautious Attitude of the Italian Constitutional Court on Assisted Suicide: An Example of “Passive Activism”?Column
The Cautious Attitude of the Italian Constitutional Court on Assisted Suicide: An Example of “Passive Activism”?
--Tania Groppi, Università degli Studi di Siena On July 18th, 2024, the Italian Constitutional Court (hereinafter ICC) ruled (for the…
The Role of a Judge in an Electoral AutocracyColumn
The Role of a Judge in an Electoral Autocracy
--Aparna Chandra, Associate Professor of Law and M. K. Nambyar Chair Professor on Constitutional Law, National Law School of India…
The Perils of Presidentialism (and the Lessons of the United States)Column
The Perils of Presidentialism (and the Lessons of the United States)
--Miguel Schor, Professor of Law, Associate Director of the Drake University Constitutional Law Center, and the Class of 1977 Distinguished…
Celebrating International Women’s Day by Promoting Pro-Women Constitutional Amendments: A Risky Strategy?Column
Celebrating International Women’s Day by Promoting Pro-Women Constitutional Amendments: A Risky Strategy?
--Tania Groppi, Università degli Studi di Siena March 8, 2024, International Women’s Day, was marked, in France and in Ireland,…
The Indian Constitution through the Lens of Power – VI: RightsColumn
The Indian Constitution through the Lens of Power – VI: Rights
—Gautam Bhatia, Advocate, New Delhi, and independent legal scholar The previous five posts in this series have examined the Indian…
The Indian Constitution through the Lens of Power – V: The PeopleColumn
The Indian Constitution through the Lens of Power – V: The People
--Gautam Bhatia, Advocate, New Delhi, and independent legal scholar The previous four posts in this series have examined the Indian…
Portugal’s Proposal for a One-Term Limit on PresidentsColumn
Portugal’s Proposal for a One-Term Limit on Presidents
--Teresa Violante, Friedrich-Alexander Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg Politico recently revealed that the French President expressed frustration with the constitutional clause that prevents…
The Indian Constitution through the Lens of Power – IV: Guarantor InstitutionsColumn
The Indian Constitution through the Lens of Power – IV: Guarantor Institutions
--Gautam Bhatia, Advocate, New Delhi, and independent legal scholar The previous three posts in this series have examined the Indian…
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