Transparency and the Rule of Law: Preliminary Results From a Field Experiment in Ukraine
Jordan Center for the Advanced Study of Russia 19 University Place, 2nd Floor, New York City, NY, United StatesProfessor Gans-Morse will report preliminary results from a field experiment examining a novel, bottom-up approach to improving judicial transparency: the videotaping of court hearings. Random assignment of pre-trial detention hearings in Kyiv city courts to videotaping by an Ukrainian non-governmental organization offers insights into whether increased transparency can improve key aspects of the rule of law, such as judges’ adherence…