Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2025
Abstract
At this precarious moment for democratic institutions and the rule of law in the United States, this Essay draws upon efforts to build more representative judiciaries in other countries and in international fora to identify promising strategies for enhancing representation in the U.S. judiciary, particularly with respect to gender and parity. 23 It argues that efforts to enhance judicial representation and parity in the United States could benefit from incorporating and building upon international legal principles and the practices of international courts, institutions, and organizations with respect to parity and representation. Crucially, at the same time, efforts to ensure greater representation and parity in U.S. courts could further support the rule of law and counter democratic decline during periods of intensifying contestation and erosion, just as we have seen from similar efforts in other nations.
Recommended Citation
Shruti Rana,
Comparative Lessons for Enhancing Representation in the U.S. Judiciary - And Countering Democratic Decline, 16 ConLawNOW 217
(2025).
Available at: https://scholarship.law.missouri.edu/facpubs/1315