Prosecutors and Democracy

Prosecutors have become one of the most powerful actors of criminal justice systems around the world. This project aims at producing knowledge and analysis about what is and should be the relationship between prosecutors and democracy not only in the United States but elsewhere. One of the products of this research is the book Prosecutors and Democracy: A Cross-National Study, edited by Máximo Langer and David Alan Sklansky, Cambridge University Press (2017).

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Jan 13, 2026

Stephen Bainbridge and Kal Raustiala earn placement in legal scholarship ranking

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Jan 13, 2026

Ingrid Eagly is quoted in the Wisconsin Examiner about the interplay between local and federal law enforcement in immigration operations

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