jurists

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Jurists have debated the legitimacy of that effective amendment for more than 85 years.

From Slate • Jul. 22, 2025

Jurists, lawyers and other stakeholders ought to do some deep thinking on how to better educate residents to elect fair and competent judges.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 12, 2024

"Najib's conviction signals, I hope, a return to form for the Malaysian judiciary, which had fallen from its heights of independence," said Sam Zarifi, secretary-general of the International Commission of Jurists.

From BBC • Aug. 26, 2022

The Geneva-based International Commission of Jurists, a human rights group of judges and lawyers, said the case risked restricting rights and could set a precedent.

From Reuters • Feb. 12, 2019

Jurists have commonly left its study to scholars, who have generally refrained from comparing the institutions Greek law and comparative jurisprudence. of the Greeks with those of other nations.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 5 "Greek Law" to "Ground-Squirrel" by Various