Institute for Law and Politics

The Institute for Law and Politics is an interdisciplinary research institute based at the University of Minnesota Law School. ^[1] The Institute for Law and Politics brings together faculty from the Law School and the University of Minnesota Political Science department to study national and international issues at the intersection of law and politics.

The institute's work includes conferences, research and public policy advocacy around issues of election law, campaign finance reform, voting rights, judicial politics, separation of powers and international elections and rule of law.

Mission and Focus Areas

The ILP conducts research, hosts conferences, and engages in public policy advocacy on key topics, including:

• Election Law & Voting Rights – Analyzing voter access, redistricting, and electoral integrity. ^[2]
• Campaign Finance Reform – Studying the impact of money in politics and regulatory frameworks.
• Judicial Politics – Examining judicial appointments, decision-making, and the politicization of courts. ^[3]
• Separation of Powers – Researching executive-legislative-judicial conflicts in the U.S. and abroad.
• International Rule of Law – Assessing democratic backsliding and election security in comparative contexts. ^[4]

References

1. "Home | University of Minnesota Law School". law.umn.edu. Retrieved 2022-05-06.
2. HASEN, RICHARD L. (2022-03-08). Cheap Speech. Yale University Press. ISBN   978-0-300-26525-5.
3. Scherer, Nancy (November 2007). "Advice and Consent: The Politics of Judicial AppointmentsAdvice and Consent: The Politics of Judicial Appointments. By Lee Epstein and Jeffrey A. Segal. (Oxford University Press, 2005.)" . The Journal of Politics. 69 (4): 1217–1219. doi:10.1111/j.1468-2508.2007.00624.x. ISSN   0022-3816.
4. Gargarella, Roberto (2019-08-27). "Review of Tom Ginsburg and Aziz Huq, How to Save a Constitutional Democracy, University of Chicago Press, 2018". Revista Derecho del Estado (44): 397–406. doi: 10.18601/01229893.n44.15 . ISSN   2346-2051.

External links

• Institute for Law and Politics Archived 2010-07-27 at the Wayback Machine