Justice Across Boarders
Project Concept & Purpose
Legal systems are often studied through doctrine and theory, yet their practical operation is shaped by procedural rules, institutional authority, and socio-economic context. Justice Across Borders was developed to move beyond surface-level comparisons and allow participants to experience how legal systems function in practice. By keeping the factual dispute constant while altering the legal framework in which it is assessed, the simulation isolates the impact of institutional design on judicial reasoning and outcomes. The framework emphasizes analytical understanding rather than normative judgment, encouraging participants to explore why systems differ rather than which system is superior.
Framework Structure
The simulation is built around a standardized legal scenario that is applied uniformly across all participating jurisdictions. While the facts of the case remain unchanged, each legal system introduces its own procedural rules, institutional hierarchy, evidentiary standards, and decision-making constraints. This structure allows outcomes to be attributed directly to legal and institutional differences rather than to variations in case content. The framework is modular and adaptable, enabling consistent comparative analysis across multiple legal traditions
