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The January 6 Insurrection and the Problem of Constitutional Guardianship
No full textHuq, Aziz Z. (2023). The January 6 Insurrection and the Problem of Constitutional Guardianship. Retrieved from the University Digital Conservancy, https://hdl.handle.net/11299/258549
Dignity, Not Deadly Force
No full textWhile domestic security forces around the world equip themselves with military-grade weapons and surveillance technologies, those who research crime have reached a different consensus: To reduce lawbreaking, officers should listen to the accused, show basic courtesy, and exhibit evenhandedness. University of Chicago law professor Aziz Z. Huq concludes that the health of a country’s democracy may even depend on it.</jats:p
Introduction
No full textThe burgeoning literature in comparative constitutional has not devoted sufficient attention to the constitutional functions of political parties, nor has it systematically explored the constitutional law of electoral design. This volume examines the constitutional treatment of parties and elections both as a matter of constitutional theory and from the perspective of historical and contemporary practice. To this end, it draws together a series of contributions from a diverse range of scholars working in distinct disciplines. Political scientists tend to treat political parties as their key object of study, while comparative constitutional lawyers have largely ignored them, preferring to focus on other institutional question. What follows brings each perspective into conversation with the other
Book review: how to save a constitutional democracy by Tom Ginsburg and Aziz Z. Huq
No full textIn How to Save a Constitutional Democracy, Tom Ginsburg and Aziz Z. Huq focus on the structural forces that can break democratic societies and the role the constitutional system plays in democratic failure as well as its prevention. The book’s clear and engaging approach makes it a valuable contribution to scholarship on democracy and authoritarianism, recommends Lorenzo Canepari
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The Necessary and Proper Stewardship of Judicial Data
No full textAziz Z. Huq is a scholar of US and comparative constitutional law. His recent work concerns democratic backsliding and the regulation of AI. His award-willing scholarship is published in several books and in leading law, social science, and political science journals. He also writes for Politico, the Washington Post, the New York Times, and may other non-specialist publication.
His lecture titled “The Necessary and Proper Stewardship of Judicial Data” was presented as the 122nd SIbley Lecture on March 27, 2024 in the Hatton Lovejoy Courtroom. A reception followed at the law school
The Necessary and Proper Stewardship of Judicial Data
No full textAziz Z. Huq is a scholar of US and comparative constitutional law. His recent work concerns democratic backsliding and the regulation of AI. His award-willing scholarship is published in several books and in leading law, social science, and political science journals. He also writes for Politico, the Washington Post, the New York Times, and may other non-specialist publication.
His lecture titled “The Necessary and Proper Stewardship of Judicial Data” was presented as the 122nd SIbley Lecture on March 27, 2024 in the Hatton Lovejoy Courtroom. A reception followed at the law school
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The collapse of constitutional remedies /
No full textAziz Z. Huq examines what happens when our constitutional rights are violated. Many people think that federal courts will step in then and provide a remedy. But for most people, and especially for the vulnerable in our society, they won't lift a finger. As Huq argues, the powerful often get quicker access to the courts and more fulsome judicial review, which shows a break from the way in which the courts were originally designed. This book shows the deep ironies of judicial independence and charts a part of getting free of its most baleful effects
The Necessary and Proper Stewardship of Judicial Data
No full textAziz Z. Huq is a scholar of US and comparative constitutional law. His recent work concerns democratic backsliding and the regulation of AI. His award-willing scholarship is published in several books and in leading law, social science, and political science journals. He also writes for Politico, the Washington Post, the New York Times, and may other non-specialist publication.
His lecture titled “The Necessary and Proper Stewardship of Judicial Data” was presented as the 122nd SIbley Lecture on March 27, 2024 in the Hatton Lovejoy Courtroom. A reception followed at the law school
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