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Two PAL Project Contributions Receive Prestigious Awards
The Project on Autocratic Legalism (PAL) is proud to announce that two scholarly works produced under its umbrella have recently...
May 42 min read


🎧 PALcast Episode 20: Sindiso Mnisi Weeks and the Case for an Alter-Native Constitutionalism in South Africa
In Episode 20 of the PALcast , host Fabio de Sa e Silva speaks with Sindiso Mnisi Weeks , Associate Professor at the University of...
May 42 min read


PAL at LSA 2025: Understanding Autocratic Legalism and Resistance through Law
As democratic backsliding becomes a global concern, the Project on Autocratic Legalism (PAL) continues to offer critical insights into...
May 42 min read


Dee Smythe, Michelle LeRoux, and Dennis Davis on "state capture" and South African democracy
Today, Fabio talks to Dee Smythe (UCT honorary), Michelle Leroux (UCT and Wits), and Dennis Davis (UCT Emeritus). Fabio and his guests...
May 31, 20241 min read


PAL Heads to Denver for the 2024 LSA Annual Meeting
The LSA Annual Meeting will take place in Denver, Colorado, USA, from June 6-9, 2024. The conference will be held at the Hyatt Regency...
May 31, 20242 min read


Three Students on Democratic Legalism in the US
Today, Fabio talks to Konrad Sartorius, Caleb Wisinger, and David Taitano – three students in the Masters of International Affairs...
May 31, 20241 min read


Raquel Pimenta on Brazilian PAL Studies, Bolsonaro, and Zones of Authoritarianism
In this new PALcast episode, Fabio talks to Raquel Pimenta. Raquel is a law professor at the FGV Law School in São Paulo, which has been...
Jan 5, 20241 min read


Deepa Das Acevedo, Mohsin A. Bhat, and Mayur Suresh on India, the Modi moment, and autocratic legalism
In this latest PALcast episode, Fabio talks to Deepa Das Acevedo (Emory University Law School), Mohsin A. Bhat (Queen Mary University of...
Jan 4, 20242 min read


New PAL Book Illuminates Bolsonaro's Assault on Brazil's rule of Law.
The book maps the methods and strategies employed by the Bolsonaro government to corrode the rule of law in Brazil
Jan 4, 20241 min read


PAL's Rick Abel to Launch Series of Books on Trump and Trumpism
Rick Abel, an emeritus law professor at UCLA and PAL collaborator, is launching a series of books on resistance to Trump and Trumpism....
Jan 3, 20242 min read
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