Neukom Center for the Rule of Law
Neukom Center for the Rule of Law
Colombia, Democracy, and the Future of the Rule of Law: A Fireside Chat with Former President Álvaro Uribe Vélez and Senator Paloma Valencia: October 13
@ SLS: Room 290 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesThe Neukom Center for the Rule of Law is proud to welcome former President of Colombia Álvaro Uribe and former Colombian Senator Paloma Valencia for a fireside chat on the future of democracy and the rule of law in Colombia and Latin America. Colombia's recent election highlighted concerns about violence, public security, and the strength of […]
How Americans Enforce the Law: October 15
@ SLS: Room 280B Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesUnlike most democracies that rely on government agencies for regulatory enforcement, the United States has developed a distinctly different system--one that empowers ordinary citizens and their lawyers to enforce the law through more than 10,000 "private rights of action" embedded in regulatory statutes. Why and how did this system develop and what are the implications […]
American Caesarism: Confronting an Executive Unbound: October 20
@ SLS: Room 280B Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesAmerican Caesarism examines whether the United States faces risks similar to those that transformed the Roman Republic into an autocracy under Julius Caesar—namely, the concentration of power in a single charismatic leader who claims to embody the popular will while circumventing traditional institutional constraints. During Donald Trump's presidency, scholars and commentators invoked this framework to […]