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play in the accountability of those who govern is of a piece with a broader crisis in the democratic legitimacy of the criminal law. Simply put, the

Forum: The Pope and the Capital Juror

service, the representativeness—and hence the legitimacy—of capital juries will suffer. Third, if the number of death verdicts rises with the ease of

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legitimacy— of capital juries will suffer. Third, if the number of death verdicts rises with the ease of disqualification, a key “objective indicator

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democracy and legitimacy); neuroscience and institutional choice 375 Legal scholars have yet to consider how neuroscience could inform institutional

“appeals to electoral or aggregate democracy and locates democratic legitimacy in the Office of the President”); Akram Faizer & Stewart Harris

Comparative Law

rights. This Note unearths this vast treaty regime—and suggests ways to challenge… Article This Article argues that the sociological legitimacy of

Police Reform Through a Power Lens

on building trust between the police and communities so as to enhance the legitimacy of the police. Often, the instrumentalist and the legitimacy

The Accountable Bureaucrat

regularly marshal this menacing figure to challenge the excessive power and questionable legitimacy of the bureaucracy as a whole. On one view, the

Reconciling the Crime of Aggression and Complementarity: Unaddressed Tensions and a Way Forward

security, as well as the ICC’s legitimacy. On the one hand, domestic prosecutions of the crime of aggression pose serious risks to international

State Legislative Drafting Manuals and Statutory Interpretation

agent” of the enacting legislature and promotes democratic legitimacy. From a rule-of-law perspective, the drafting manuals can serve as devices for the