Off Bench Project
Rather than focusing on judicial rulings (the mainstay of academic study), Off-Bench undertakes the first systematic study of what judges do outside of their courtrooms as part of their official duties and public engagements.
This project will investigate what off-bench activities reveal about how judges understand their role in a democratic society and the impact of these activities on judicial rulings, public support for the courts, and judicial independence and the democratic space. Off-Bench focuses on contemporary Africa as a most likely case for off-bench significance and to build theory from the Global South.
