Judicial Federalism
This project examines the design and practice of judiciaries in federal systems by bringing together scholars to form thick descriptive accounts across various jurisdictions.
About the Project
This project, under our Judicial Independence and the Rule of Law stream, seeks to advance scholarship on judicial federalism, defined as the design and practice of judiciaries in federal systems, by bringing together scholars to form thick descriptive accounts across various jurisdictions. The project is expected to lead to an online resource on federal judiciaries, consisting of single-country studies that respond to a common framework of analysis, as well as an edited volume or special issue on comparative judicial federalism. We aim to establish a transnational research network of scholars and practitioners working in the field of judicial federalism, which can provide the community for future events, collaborations, and further publications.
The project is convened by Professor Gabrielle Appleby (University of New South Wales, Gilbert + Tobin Centre of Public Law), Dr Elisenda Casanas Adam (University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh Centre for Constitutional Law), and Professor Erin Delaney (UCL Laws, Global Centre for Democratic Constitutionalism).
People
- Dr Muyiwa Adigun (Nigeria)
- Professor Cristian Altavilla (Argentina)
- Professor Ana Micaela Alterio (Mexico)
- Dr Moeen Cheema (Pakistan)
- Dr Ingrid Dantas (Brazil)
- Gabrielle Elliott-Williams (Caribbean)
- Professor Yonatan Fessha (Ethiopia)
- Professor Anna Gamper (Austria)
- Jesse Hartery (Canada)
- Dr Sandra Hoppe (Germany)
- Professor Aileen McHarg (UK)
- Professor Emilio Meyer (Brazil)
- Dr Victoria Miyandazi (Kenya)
- Professor Christina Murray (Kenya)
- Dr Rekha Oleschak-Pillai (Switzerland)
- Dr Anna Olijnyk (Australia)
- Alok Pokharel (Nepal)
- Professor Patricia Popelier (Belgium)
- Faiza Rahman (India)
- Dr Francisco Javier Romero Caro (Spain)
- Dr Jan Zglinski (EU)
Events
Our first workshop in Madrid on 11 July 2024 saw discussions around two guiding questions:
- Drawing on your jurisdictional experience, what are the key features of judicial federalism for comparative mapping?
- What are the key areas of controversy in the design and practice of judicial federalism in your jurisdiction that might benefit from comparative analysis?
The next set of conversations will take place in July 2026.