Justice & Governance Archives > Centre for Dialogue and Global Affairs https://cdga.org.uk/category/justice-governance/ An Oxford-based independent think tank Tue, 16 Jun 2026 07:59:36 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 https://cdga.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/cropped-CDGA-Logo-32x32.jpg Justice & Governance Archives > Centre for Dialogue and Global Affairs https://cdga.org.uk/category/justice-governance/ 32 32 A Brief Account | Courts Under Stress https://cdga.org.uk/2026/06/15/a-brief-account-courts-under-stress/ Mon, 15 Jun 2026 06:48:01 +0000 https://cdga.org.uk/?p=14916 How should judges respond to executive overreach, lack of resources, external pressure, and other attempts at undermining their authority? This account of our roundtable Courts Under Stress explores these and other pressure points on today’s courts from an international perspective.

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]]> A Brief Account | Courts Under Scrutiny: Judges and Democracy https://cdga.org.uk/2026/05/25/a-brief-account-courts-under-scrutiny-judges-and-democracy/ Mon, 25 May 2026 13:02:05 +0000 https://cdga.org.uk/?p=14848 Is judicial resistance appropriate or necessary to check democratic backsliding? Is judicial populism always uncalled for? Can (and should) judges attempt to influence public opinion of the judiciary? This account summarises the key points covered in our recent roundtable, Courts Under Scrutiny: Judges and Democracy.

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]]> Transparency Without Consequence: Journalism, Power, and Accountability in Pakistan’s Hybrid Constitutional Order https://cdga.org.uk/2026/01/08/transparency-without-consequence/ Thu, 08 Jan 2026 08:17:44 +0000 https://cdga.org.uk/?p=12825 From the Panama Papers to the Dubai Leaks, journalism in Pakistan has repeatedly exposed elite corruption—yet systemic change has remained elusive. In this research paper, Natasha Matloob explores how Pakistan's hybrid constitutional order limits the effectiveness of accountability journalism and consequently erodes citizens' confidence in the constitution.

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]]> Podcast | Mobilisation Against Capture: Defending Ukraine’s Anti-Corruption Agencies https://cdga.org.uk/2025/09/09/podcast-mobilisation-against-capture-defending-ukraines-anti-corruption-agencies/ Tue, 09 Sep 2025 09:01:25 +0000 https://cdga.org.uk/?p=12348 This podcast episode explores the events of July 2025, when Ukraine swiftly passed a law that—under the guise of addressing the issue of missing persons during wartime—introduced far-reaching changes to the country’s anti-corruption framework. The podcast discusses how these amendments undermined the independence of Ukraine's Anti-Corruption agencies and threatened more than a decade of anti-corruption progress.

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]]> Book reviews on D.J. Galligan, Keepers of the Common Good: The People, Opinion, and the Social Foundations of Constitutional Authority (OUP, 2024) https://cdga.org.uk/2025/04/12/book-reviews-on-d-j-galligan-keepers-of-the-common-good-the-people-opinion-and-the-social-foundations-of-constitutional-authority-oup-2024/ Sat, 12 Apr 2025 12:56:51 +0000 https://cdga.org.uk/?p=12107 Book reviews from Dr Sarah Nason at Bangor University and Professor Francesco Bilancia at Sapienza, University of Rome

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