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The Rule of Law Lab is a non-partisan institute which studies and deploys legal tools to protect democracy and the rule of law around the world.
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Amrit Singh, leading expert on the rule of law, to join NYU Law faculty
Amrit Singh, a human rights lawyer and expert on democracy and the rule of law, will join the NYU Law faculty in August as a professor of practice and faculty director of the Rule of Law Lab. Singh’s ...
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We are pleased to announce that as of August 1st, the work of the Rule of Law Impact Lab will continue at @nyulaw.bsky.social as the Rule of Law Lab.
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Autocrats have joined forces and are deploying common tactics to consolidate power. Why shouldn't democracy advocates learn across borders too?
Read the Lab's latest @democracyproject.bsky.social on why transnational learning is essential to restoring democracy democracyproject.org/posts/transn...
Read the Lab's latest @democracyproject.bsky.social on why transnational learning is essential to restoring democracy democracyproject.org/posts/transn...
October 1, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Autocrats have joined forces and are deploying common tactics to consolidate power. Why shouldn't democracy advocates learn across borders too?
Read the Lab's latest @democracyproject.bsky.social on why transnational learning is essential to restoring democracy democracyproject.org/posts/transn...
Read the Lab's latest @democracyproject.bsky.social on why transnational learning is essential to restoring democracy democracyproject.org/posts/transn...
Join us next Friday in NYC or online for a discussion on the Rule of Law Lab's latest report, "Democracy Under Siege: Georgia's Autocratic Takeover" with the @remarquenyu.bsky.social
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September 9, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Join us next Friday in NYC or online for a discussion on the Rule of Law Lab's latest report, "Democracy Under Siege: Georgia's Autocratic Takeover" with the @remarquenyu.bsky.social
Read the report: www.law.nyu.edu/rule-law-lab...
RSVP: www.law.nyu.edu/events/democ...
Read the report: www.law.nyu.edu/rule-law-lab...
RSVP: www.law.nyu.edu/events/democ...
Read @theguardian.com coverage of our new report with Gnomon Wise Research Institute, which documents how authoritarian attacks have manifested in the country of Georgia.
Download the report: www.law.nyu.edu/rule-law-lab...
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Download the report: www.law.nyu.edu/rule-law-lab...
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Georgian MP who accused west of ‘blackmail’ appointed security chief as report warns of autocratic takeover
Mamuka Mdinaradze appointed as study says his Georgian Dream party has consolidated control
www.theguardian.com
September 4, 2025 at 7:54 AM
Read @theguardian.com coverage of our new report with Gnomon Wise Research Institute, which documents how authoritarian attacks have manifested in the country of Georgia.
Download the report: www.law.nyu.edu/rule-law-lab...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...
Download the report: www.law.nyu.edu/rule-law-lab...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...
How did Georgia 🇬🇪 go from a bastion of democracy to a model of autocratic decline in just a few years?
The Rule of Law Lab and Gnomon Wise Research Institute have released a first-of-its-kind report that records the Ivanishvili regime's repressive tactics to entrench authoritarian control.
The Rule of Law Lab and Gnomon Wise Research Institute have released a first-of-its-kind report that records the Ivanishvili regime's repressive tactics to entrench authoritarian control.
September 3, 2025 at 8:17 AM
How did Georgia 🇬🇪 go from a bastion of democracy to a model of autocratic decline in just a few years?
The Rule of Law Lab and Gnomon Wise Research Institute have released a first-of-its-kind report that records the Ivanishvili regime's repressive tactics to entrench authoritarian control.
The Rule of Law Lab and Gnomon Wise Research Institute have released a first-of-its-kind report that records the Ivanishvili regime's repressive tactics to entrench authoritarian control.
Thank you to to The Inter-American Dialogue for hosting the Rule of Law Lab to discuss what's next for Mexico's judiciary.
A central theme of the discussion was how the new judicial reform reshapes the balance of powers and the composition of Mexico’s Supreme Court. thedialogue.org/analysis/onl...
A central theme of the discussion was how the new judicial reform reshapes the balance of powers and the composition of Mexico’s Supreme Court. thedialogue.org/analysis/onl...
August 21, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Thank you to to The Inter-American Dialogue for hosting the Rule of Law Lab to discuss what's next for Mexico's judiciary.
A central theme of the discussion was how the new judicial reform reshapes the balance of powers and the composition of Mexico’s Supreme Court. thedialogue.org/analysis/onl...
A central theme of the discussion was how the new judicial reform reshapes the balance of powers and the composition of Mexico’s Supreme Court. thedialogue.org/analysis/onl...
The Rule of Law Lab and @article19.bsky.social welcome Senegal’s steps towards adopting the country’s first access to information law. The organizations called for improvements to the bill to align it with international legal standards. www.law.nyu.edu/rule-law-lab...
August 19, 2025 at 4:11 PM
The Rule of Law Lab and @article19.bsky.social welcome Senegal’s steps towards adopting the country’s first access to information law. The organizations called for improvements to the bill to align it with international legal standards. www.law.nyu.edu/rule-law-lab...
We are pleased to announce that as of August 1st, the work of the Rule of Law Impact Lab will continue at @nyulaw.bsky.social as the Rule of Law Lab.
👉 Read the press release: www.law.nyu.edu/news/new-fac...
👉 Read the press release: www.law.nyu.edu/news/new-fac...
Amrit Singh, leading expert on the rule of law, to join NYU Law faculty
Amrit Singh, a human rights lawyer and expert on democracy and the rule of law, will join the NYU Law faculty in August as a professor of practice and faculty director of the Rule of Law Lab. Singh’s ...
www.law.nyu.edu
August 4, 2025 at 1:45 PM
We are pleased to announce that as of August 1st, the work of the Rule of Law Impact Lab will continue at @nyulaw.bsky.social as the Rule of Law Lab.
👉 Read the press release: www.law.nyu.edu/news/new-fac...
👉 Read the press release: www.law.nyu.edu/news/new-fac...
El Rule of Law Impact Lab de @stanfordlaw.bsky.social condena el uso arbitrario de leyes antiterroristas en Guatemala contra los líderes indígenas Luis Pacheco y Héctor Chaclán. Protestar pacíficamente no es terrorismo. Lee nuestra declaración completa:
May 20, 2025 at 4:06 AM
El Rule of Law Impact Lab de @stanfordlaw.bsky.social condena el uso arbitrario de leyes antiterroristas en Guatemala contra los líderes indígenas Luis Pacheco y Héctor Chaclán. Protestar pacíficamente no es terrorismo. Lee nuestra declaración completa:
If France wants to continue to be governed by the rule of law and not follow in the regressive footsteps of other declining democracies, it must respect the independence of its judiciary.
🇫🇷 Read the Lab's latest op-ed in
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🇫🇷 Read the Lab's latest op-ed in
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« L’Etat de droit, c’est moi »
Si la France veut continuer à être gouvernée par l’État de droit et ne pas suivre les traces régressives d’autres démocraties en déclin, elle doit respecter l’indépendance de la justice et rejeter le…
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April 28, 2025 at 3:48 PM
If France wants to continue to be governed by the rule of law and not follow in the regressive footsteps of other declining democracies, it must respect the independence of its judiciary.
🇫🇷 Read the Lab's latest op-ed in
@mediapart.fr blogs.mediapart.fr/henri-thulli...
🇫🇷 Read the Lab's latest op-ed in
@mediapart.fr blogs.mediapart.fr/henri-thulli...
"If the US is to be governed by the rule of law, lawyers and law firms cannot bow down to such unlawful assaults on the legal profession’s independence," writes @stanfordlaw.bsky.social's Amrit Singh & @georgetownlaw.bsky.social's David Cole in @theguardian.com
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www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Trump’s attacks on law firms are an attack on law itself | David Cole and Amrit Singh
In unprecedented orders, the president is targeting lawyers simply for filing cases he opposes. And firms are surrendering
www.theguardian.com
April 4, 2025 at 4:45 PM
"If the US is to be governed by the rule of law, lawyers and law firms cannot bow down to such unlawful assaults on the legal profession’s independence," writes @stanfordlaw.bsky.social's Amrit Singh & @georgetownlaw.bsky.social's David Cole in @theguardian.com
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Georgia was once considered a bastion of democracy, but lately it has been forced down an authoritarian path.
With few avenues left, continuing U.S. support will be crucial for sustaining its defense of democracy, writes our Amrit Singh in @foreignpolicy.com foreignpolicy.com/2024/12/23/g...
With few avenues left, continuing U.S. support will be crucial for sustaining its defense of democracy, writes our Amrit Singh in @foreignpolicy.com foreignpolicy.com/2024/12/23/g...
Georgia Shows Why U.S. Policy in Eurasia Is Dangerously Outdated
Unlike Washington, both China and Russia have developed continental designs for Eurasia.
foreignpolicy.com
March 26, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Georgia was once considered a bastion of democracy, but lately it has been forced down an authoritarian path.
With few avenues left, continuing U.S. support will be crucial for sustaining its defense of democracy, writes our Amrit Singh in @foreignpolicy.com foreignpolicy.com/2024/12/23/g...
With few avenues left, continuing U.S. support will be crucial for sustaining its defense of democracy, writes our Amrit Singh in @foreignpolicy.com foreignpolicy.com/2024/12/23/g...
Our Executive Director, Stanford Law Professor Amrit Singh, spoke with @theguardian.com's Ed Pilkington about increasing autocratization and the threat to judicial independence in the US viewed in comparative perspective.
🗞️ Read the story: www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
🗞️ Read the story: www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
‘Nothing like this in American history’: the crisis of Trump’s assault on the rule of law
Even if the supreme court were to resist the president’s onslaught, it has little means to enforce its decisions
www.theguardian.com
March 10, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Our Executive Director, Stanford Law Professor Amrit Singh, spoke with @theguardian.com's Ed Pilkington about increasing autocratization and the threat to judicial independence in the US viewed in comparative perspective.
🗞️ Read the story: www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
🗞️ Read the story: www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
🆕Únete a Adriana García del Rule of Law Impact Lab de
@stanfordlaw.bsky.social
en este webinar sobre responsabilidad de intermediarios y libertad de expresión en América Latina del
Mexico Institute.
.
Mira la discusión completa aquí: www.wilsoncenter.org/event/freedo...
@stanfordlaw.bsky.social
en este webinar sobre responsabilidad de intermediarios y libertad de expresión en América Latina del
Mexico Institute.
.
Mira la discusión completa aquí: www.wilsoncenter.org/event/freedo...
Freedom of Expression in the Digital Age: The Importance of Limiting Intermediary Liability
www.wilsoncenter.org
March 7, 2025 at 10:21 PM
🆕Únete a Adriana García del Rule of Law Impact Lab de
@stanfordlaw.bsky.social
en este webinar sobre responsabilidad de intermediarios y libertad de expresión en América Latina del
Mexico Institute.
.
Mira la discusión completa aquí: www.wilsoncenter.org/event/freedo...
@stanfordlaw.bsky.social
en este webinar sobre responsabilidad de intermediarios y libertad de expresión en América Latina del
Mexico Institute.
.
Mira la discusión completa aquí: www.wilsoncenter.org/event/freedo...
If Trump were to defy the courts, the administration would cross a fundamental line demarcating constitutional democracy from autocracy. The Lab’s Amrit Singh @theguardian.com w/David Cole of @georgetownlaw.bsky.social draw examples from autocratic playbooks.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The courts separate democracy from autocracy. Will Trump defy them?
Thus far, the administration has pursued appeals. But remarks from JD Vance and Elon Musk echo authoritarians worldwide
www.theguardian.com
February 16, 2025 at 9:07 PM
If Trump were to defy the courts, the administration would cross a fundamental line demarcating constitutional democracy from autocracy. The Lab’s Amrit Singh @theguardian.com w/David Cole of @georgetownlaw.bsky.social draw examples from autocratic playbooks.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Democracy starts in classrooms. Trump's Exec. Order censors teachers, creates a culture of fear and promotes discrimination. The Lab studied the damaging impacts of similar laws tested in Florida, alongside our partners @humanrightswatch.bsky.social & Florida Rising. law.stanford.edu/publications...
January 30, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Democracy starts in classrooms. Trump's Exec. Order censors teachers, creates a culture of fear and promotes discrimination. The Lab studied the damaging impacts of similar laws tested in Florida, alongside our partners @humanrightswatch.bsky.social & Florida Rising. law.stanford.edu/publications...
El Rule of Law Impact Lab de @stanfordlaw.bsky.social expresa su profunda preocupación por las recientes acciones del Tribunal Electoral en México, que violaron una suspensión de la Suprema Corte y transfirieron el control de las nominaciones judiciales a los poderes políticos.
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January 29, 2025 at 1:53 PM
El Rule of Law Impact Lab de @stanfordlaw.bsky.social expresa su profunda preocupación por las recientes acciones del Tribunal Electoral en México, que violaron una suspensión de la Suprema Corte y transfirieron el control de las nominaciones judiciales a los poderes políticos.
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Solid piece about the continuing challenges Guatemala's Pres. Arévalo faces with a corrupt Atty Gen, corrupt Congress, corrupt "anti-corruption" prosecutor, etc. If you can't get beyond the paywall, the newest info comes from an excellent report out of Stanford's 1/
www.nybooks.com/articles/202...
www.nybooks.com/articles/202...
Guatemala: Democracy Imperiled | Aryeh Neier
Bernardo Arévalo’s inauguration last year as president of Guatemala symbolized the revival of democracy in a notoriously corrupt country. A concerted effort by obstructionist elites now threatens to o...
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January 27, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Solid piece about the continuing challenges Guatemala's Pres. Arévalo faces with a corrupt Atty Gen, corrupt Congress, corrupt "anti-corruption" prosecutor, etc. If you can't get beyond the paywall, the newest info comes from an excellent report out of Stanford's 1/
www.nybooks.com/articles/202...
www.nybooks.com/articles/202...
"The rule of law doesn’t break down overnight, and checks and balances don’t collapse in an instant. Tyranny takes time."
Meet people from around the world who missed the warning signs of tyranny taking root in their home countries.
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/22/o...
Meet people from around the world who missed the warning signs of tyranny taking root in their home countries.
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/22/o...
Opinion | Lessons on Authoritarianism From Around the World
Tyranny doesn’t happen overnight. Take it from the people who missed the first signs.
www.nytimes.com
January 23, 2025 at 2:42 PM
"The rule of law doesn’t break down overnight, and checks and balances don’t collapse in an instant. Tyranny takes time."
Meet people from around the world who missed the warning signs of tyranny taking root in their home countries.
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/22/o...
Meet people from around the world who missed the warning signs of tyranny taking root in their home countries.
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/22/o...
Bernardo Arévalo symbolized the revival of democracy in Guatemala. But a concerted effort by obstructionist elites now threatens to oust him—and bring repression back.
Read the latest from Aryeh Neier and our Amrit Singh: www.nybooks.com/articles/202...
Read the latest from Aryeh Neier and our Amrit Singh: www.nybooks.com/articles/202...
January 22, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Bernardo Arévalo symbolized the revival of democracy in Guatemala. But a concerted effort by obstructionist elites now threatens to oust him—and bring repression back.
Read the latest from Aryeh Neier and our Amrit Singh: www.nybooks.com/articles/202...
Read the latest from Aryeh Neier and our Amrit Singh: www.nybooks.com/articles/202...
Today, we issued a new report with Afrikajom showing that Senegal's 2024 amnesty law violates the country's obligations under international law. Read more: law.stanford.edu/2025/01/15/n...
January 15, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Today, we issued a new report with Afrikajom showing that Senegal's 2024 amnesty law violates the country's obligations under international law. Read more: law.stanford.edu/2025/01/15/n...
Over the last 7 years, 78% of countries have weakened their rule of law.
The Rule of Law Impact Lab studies & deploys legal tools in collaboration with local practitioners & academics to combat democratic decline around the world, including in the US.
Learn more: law.stanford.edu/rule-of-law-...
The Rule of Law Impact Lab studies & deploys legal tools in collaboration with local practitioners & academics to combat democratic decline around the world, including in the US.
Learn more: law.stanford.edu/rule-of-law-...
January 8, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Over the last 7 years, 78% of countries have weakened their rule of law.
The Rule of Law Impact Lab studies & deploys legal tools in collaboration with local practitioners & academics to combat democratic decline around the world, including in the US.
Learn more: law.stanford.edu/rule-of-law-...
The Rule of Law Impact Lab studies & deploys legal tools in collaboration with local practitioners & academics to combat democratic decline around the world, including in the US.
Learn more: law.stanford.edu/rule-of-law-...
Today, the majority of US States have introduced or passed laws restricting access to information about race, Black history, sexual orientation, and gender identity in classrooms.
Read our latest in @juristnews.bsky.social with @hrw.org 👉 www.jurist.org/commentary/2...
Read our latest in @juristnews.bsky.social with @hrw.org 👉 www.jurist.org/commentary/2...
November 25, 2024 at 5:54 PM
Today, the majority of US States have introduced or passed laws restricting access to information about race, Black history, sexual orientation, and gender identity in classrooms.
Read our latest in @juristnews.bsky.social with @hrw.org 👉 www.jurist.org/commentary/2...
Read our latest in @juristnews.bsky.social with @hrw.org 👉 www.jurist.org/commentary/2...