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Call for Abstracts

The Project on Autocratic Legalism (PAL) is a multi-component scholarly initiative that looks at how political leaders use law to...

Sofia Rolim on Bolsonaro, public safety, and engaging with PAL as a Brazilian graduate student

In the last two episodes of this season, Fabio interviews two students who were engaged with PAL, and the themes we are exploring through...

Ryleigh Horst on democracy and law in the life of a US College Student

In the last two episodes of this season, Fabio interviews two students who were engaged with PAL, and the themes we are exploring through...

Autocratic legalism in India: A roundtable

At a moment when democracy seems to be experiencing an unprecedented level of crisis worldwide, this roundtable focuses on one country,...

PAL Heads to Lisbon

The PAL project is headed to a major presence in the Law & Society Global Meeting that is happening in Lisbon, Portugal, from July 13-16,...

PAL Researcher Reviews the Literature on Law and Illiberalism

This article has been published in advance by the Annual Review of Law and Social Science Fabio de Sa e Silva October 2022 In democratic...

Roundtable on Resistance to Authoritarianism and Autocratic Legalism

Tuesday, April 12, 2022 12:00-1:30pm CST Hybrid Event: University of Wisconsin-Madison Law School, Room 7200 Register on Zoom to join...

Sanctions and the Ukraine: what can we learn from the literature?

Natasha Lindsaedt, University of Essex David Trubek, University of Wisconsin-Madison Bojan Bugaric, Sheffield University (*) Russia’s...

On Autocratic Legalism and the Birth of PAL

“When democratic governments were overthrown in the past, they tended to be overthrown in a coup—with tanks in the streets and military...