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Mexico's 2024 Institutional Overhaul: A New Era of Governance
In 2024, Mexico's judicial system and autonomous bodies underwent significant reforms, increasing the ruling party's power to implement its agenda, driven by public dissatisfaction with these institutions' perceived ties to discredited parties and their resistance to change.
Mexico's 2024 Institutional Overhaul: A New Era of Governance
In 2024, Mexico's judicial system and autonomous bodies underwent significant reforms, increasing the ruling party's power to implement its agenda, driven by public dissatisfaction with these institutions' perceived ties to discredited parties and their resistance to change.
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56% Bias Score
Italy's Non-Mandatory Prosecution: A Constitutional Debate
Italy's Constitution doesn't mandate prosecutorial action, raising concerns about the balance of power and the high cost of trials, which often prioritize high-profile cases over those affecting ordinary citizens.
Italy's Non-Mandatory Prosecution: A Constitutional Debate
Italy's Constitution doesn't mandate prosecutorial action, raising concerns about the balance of power and the high cost of trials, which often prioritize high-profile cases over those affecting ordinary citizens.
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48% Bias Score
England and Wales Expand Family Court Transparency
Starting early next year, journalists and legal bloggers in England and Wales will be allowed to report on family court cases permanently, expanding a pilot program that demonstrated the revelation of significant public interest stories while protecting family privacy.
England and Wales Expand Family Court Transparency
Starting early next year, journalists and legal bloggers in England and Wales will be allowed to report on family court cases permanently, expanding a pilot program that demonstrated the revelation of significant public interest stories while protecting family privacy.
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24% Bias Score
\"Turkish Family Courts Fail to Protect Women from Domestic Violence: Mor Çatı Report\"\
\"Mor Çatı's report exposes failures in Turkish family courts to protect women from domestic violence, citing insufficient protection orders, gender-biased judgments, and inadequate legal aid, exemplified by a woman's years-long struggle to divorce her abusive husband.\
\"Turkish Family Courts Fail to Protect Women from Domestic Violence: Mor Çatı Report\"\
\"Mor Çatı's report exposes failures in Turkish family courts to protect women from domestic violence, citing insufficient protection orders, gender-biased judgments, and inadequate legal aid, exemplified by a woman's years-long struggle to divorce her abusive husband.\
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48% Bias Score
Germany strengthens Constitutional Court against political manipulation
The German Bundestag passed legislation to protect the Federal Constitutional Court from political manipulation by requiring a two-thirds majority to change its rules, inspired by concerns about similar courts in Poland and Hungary.
Germany strengthens Constitutional Court against political manipulation
The German Bundestag passed legislation to protect the Federal Constitutional Court from political manipulation by requiring a two-thirds majority to change its rules, inspired by concerns about similar courts in Poland and Hungary.
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40% Bias Score
Spanish Plaintiffs Denounce Judicial Restrictions on Popular Accusations
Three Spanish plaintiffs' groups—Hazte Oír, Iustitia Europa, and Adade—denounced restrictions imposed by judges in several cases against the government, including the José Luis Ábalos case where the Supreme Court appointed the Popular Party as the sole representative of all plaintiffs, preventing ot...
Spanish Plaintiffs Denounce Judicial Restrictions on Popular Accusations
Three Spanish plaintiffs' groups—Hazte Oír, Iustitia Europa, and Adade—denounced restrictions imposed by judges in several cases against the government, including the José Luis Ábalos case where the Supreme Court appointed the Popular Party as the sole representative of all plaintiffs, preventing ot...
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52% Bias Score
Israel's Governance Crisis: A "Thin Constitution" Project Seeks Solutions
A conference at Hebrew University discussed the growing imbalance of power in Israel's government, focusing on creating a minimal constitution to address the lack of inter-party trust and ensure smooth governance amidst deep societal divisions.
Israel's Governance Crisis: A "Thin Constitution" Project Seeks Solutions
A conference at Hebrew University discussed the growing imbalance of power in Israel's government, focusing on creating a minimal constitution to address the lack of inter-party trust and ensure smooth governance amidst deep societal divisions.
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48% Bias Score
Senate Report Condemns Supreme Court Ethics, Reforms Blocked by Republicans
A Senate Democrats' report criticizes the Supreme Court's ethics, citing Justice Clarence Thomas's undisclosed trips and the lack of an enforceable ethics code; Republicans blocked a bill for stronger reforms, leaving the issue unresolved.
Senate Report Condemns Supreme Court Ethics, Reforms Blocked by Republicans
A Senate Democrats' report criticizes the Supreme Court's ethics, citing Justice Clarence Thomas's undisclosed trips and the lack of an enforceable ethics code; Republicans blocked a bill for stronger reforms, leaving the issue unresolved.
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44% Bias Score
Israel's Sleepless Divide: Conflict's Unequal Burden Fuels Societal Tensions
Israeli journalist Kalman Liebskind highlights a societal divide between those sleeping peacefully and those unable to due to the ongoing conflict, impacting leadership and media; this division reflects the unequal burden of national security, exacerbating societal tensions.
Israel's Sleepless Divide: Conflict's Unequal Burden Fuels Societal Tensions
Israeli journalist Kalman Liebskind highlights a societal divide between those sleeping peacefully and those unable to due to the ongoing conflict, impacting leadership and media; this division reflects the unequal burden of national security, exacerbating societal tensions.
Progress
56% Bias Score
Germany strengthens Constitutional Court to safeguard democracy
Germany's parliament passed a law to strengthen its Federal Constitutional Court, requiring a two-thirds majority for future changes to its structure, spurred by concerns about the erosion of judicial independence in other European countries like Poland and Hungary.
Germany strengthens Constitutional Court to safeguard democracy
Germany's parliament passed a law to strengthen its Federal Constitutional Court, requiring a two-thirds majority for future changes to its structure, spurred by concerns about the erosion of judicial independence in other European countries like Poland and Hungary.
Progress
44% Bias Score
Spanish Government Navigates Narrow Legislative Victories Amidst Internal Divisions
The Spanish government passed a justice reform bill and a tax package, but opposition parties repealed a tax on large energy companies, highlighting challenges in forging a unified tax policy within the ruling coalition.
Spanish Government Navigates Narrow Legislative Victories Amidst Internal Divisions
The Spanish government passed a justice reform bill and a tax package, but opposition parties repealed a tax on large energy companies, highlighting challenges in forging a unified tax policy within the ruling coalition.
Progress
48% Bias Score
Hungary: Sweeping Legislative Changes Raise Concerns About Democratic Backsliding
The Hungarian Parliament amended 27 laws on December 17th, including constitutional changes to allow for the appointment of a Prosecutor General from outside the prosecutorial service, electoral boundary redrawing that disproportionately affects opposition strongholds, and changes to the governance ...
Hungary: Sweeping Legislative Changes Raise Concerns About Democratic Backsliding
The Hungarian Parliament amended 27 laws on December 17th, including constitutional changes to allow for the appointment of a Prosecutor General from outside the prosecutorial service, electoral boundary redrawing that disproportionately affects opposition strongholds, and changes to the governance ...
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60% Bias Score
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