Catherine Anite: Free Speech in Uganda, Progressive or Retrogressive?
Below is the introduction of Catherine Anite’s presentation written for the 2016 Justice for Free Expression Conference. Download below the full pdf version with footnotes.…
Henry O. Maina: Litigation Developments in Eastern Africa
Below is an excerpt from Henry O. Maina’s presentation for the 2016 Justice for Free Expression Conference. Download the full pdf version below. POLITICALLY SMART,…
SMUG v. Lively: Expert Opinion of Professor M. Cherif Bassiouni
Professor M. Cherif Bassiouni drafted an amicus brief in support of Sexual Minorities Uganda (SMUG) in the pending case of SMUG v. Lively. Sexual Minorities…
Agnes Callamard and Bach Avezdjanov: Globalization of Norms
A presentation prepared by Agnes Callamard and Bach Avezdjanov for the annual Justice for Free Expression conference being held on 4-5 April, 2016.
Litigation Developments in Tunisia 2015
Brief View on General Context Throughout 2015 Tunisia continued to mark progress in the area of human rights, rule of law and transitional justice. Promotion…
Global Trends: 2015 in Review
A presentation prepared by Agnes Callamard for the annual Justice for Free Expression conference being held on 4-5 April, 2016.
Independence Without Accountability: The Judicial Paradox of Egypt’s Failed Transition to Democracy
Texas A&M University School of Law March 21, 2015 120 Penn State L. Rev. 101 (2016) Texas A&M University School of Law Legal Studies Research…
Bringing Down an Uprising: Egypt’s Stillborn Revolution
Texas A&M University School of Law August 14, 2014 30 Conn. J. Int’l L. 1 (2014) Abstract: Despite warnings that bleak socio-economic conditions were pushing…
(De)Liberalizing Judicial Independence in Egypt
Texas A&M University School of Law September 13, 2015 Egypt and the Contradictions of Liberalism: Liberalism, Intelligentsia, and the Future of Egyptian Democracy (2016), Forthcoming…
Military Electoral Authoritarianism in Egypt
Texas A&M University School of Law July 18, 2016 Forthcoming, Elections Law Journal (Spring 2017) Abstract: Authoritarian regimes hold elections not to democratize, but to…