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Most publications originating from the PAL project start with a reference to the presidential address given by Kim Lane Scheppele at the...

Studies cover Brazil, India, South Africa, Hungary, and the U.S. March 2022 The German journal Verfassung und Recht in Übersee...

This panel discussion, hosted by the Global Legal Studies Center at the University of Wisconsin Law School, seeks to build on discussions...

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

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

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

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

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,...

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...

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

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

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