{"id":2599,"date":"2025-10-01T13:59:13","date_gmt":"2025-10-01T11:59:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iccal.lat\/?page_id=2599"},"modified":"2026-04-13T14:31:58","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T12:31:58","slug":"iccal-lab","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/iccal.lat\/en\/iccal-lab\/","title":{"rendered":"ICCAL Lab"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--blockstudio\/blockstudio\/banner--><div id=\"px-banner-blockstudio-14abc24b9887\" class=\"px-banner bannerMedia-image   \">\n    <div class=\"px-banner-inner\">\n\n\t        <div class=\"image\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" src=\"https:\/\/iccal.lat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/iccal-lab-official-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iccal.lat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/iccal-lab-official-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/iccal.lat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/iccal-lab-official-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/iccal.lat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/iccal-lab-official-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/iccal.lat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/iccal-lab-official-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/iccal.lat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/iccal-lab-official-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\">        <\/div>\n    \n\n\t<div class=\"text\">\n\t\t<div class=\"text-inner\">\n             <div class=\"text\">\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The ICCAL Lab<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The ICCAL Lab is a collaborative research project between Europe and Latin America that examines democratic resilience from an interregional comparative legal perspective. It brings together researchers who analyze how constitutional frameworks, institutions and social practices can strengthen democracies in the face of current challenges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Academic Coordinator: <strong>Carolina Bejarano<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--1\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"#projects\">Discover the teams<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n    \n    <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" class=\"banner-video-script\">\nfunction activateVideo(video, uid) {\n    var el = document.getElementById('vid-' + video + '-uid' + uid);\n    el.innerHTML = '<div class=\"video\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/' + video +\n        '?rel=0&#038;autoplay=0&#038;showinfo=0&#038;cc_load_policy=1&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen>';\n}\n\nfunction activateVimeoVideo(video, uid) {\n    var el = document.getElementById('vid-vimeo-' + video + '-uid' + uid);\n    el.innerHTML = '<div class=\"video\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/' + video +\n        '?dnt=1\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen>';\n}\n<\/script>\n\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<!--blockstudio\/blockstudio\/infoboxes-->\n<div id=\"blockstudio-32c24c978bcc\" class=\"px-infoboxes fourcolumns\">\n\t<div class=\"px-infoboxes-inner\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"item mainColor\">\n                \n                <div class=\"content-top\">\n                                        \t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"headline text-left\">Who are we?<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t                <\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We are a group of 46 researchers from Latin America and Europe, 57% women and 43% men, dedicated to the study of comparative constitutionalism and democratic resilience. Half of the members come from each region, reflecting the collaborative and interregional character of the project, which develops legal comparisons within and between regions.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t                    \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"item mainColor\">\n                \n                <div class=\"content-top\">\n                                        \t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"headline text-left\">Democratic resilience<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t                <\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Democratic resilience is the capacity of a constitutional system and its political and social environment to prevent, resist, and recover from shocks or erosions that threaten democracy and the rule of law, maintaining institutional functioning and preserving the democratic constitutional core consisting of free elections, separation of powers, and fundamental rights.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t                    \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"item mainColor\">\n                \n                <div class=\"content-top\">\n                                        \t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"headline text-left\">Interregional comparison<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t                <\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Regional legal comparison is an approach that analyzes constitutional law within and between regions in order to identify common patterns and understand how law contributes to the formation of regional orders. It also allows the comparison of constitutional dynamics across different regional contexts and the observation of how constitutional processes develop in different regions.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t                    \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"item mainColor\">\n                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/iccal.lat\/en\/category\/iccal-lab\/\" class=\"full-link\"  aria-label=\"News\"><\/a>\n                \n                <div class=\"content-top\">\n                                        \t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"headline text-left\">News<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t                <\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Space dedicated to news about the activities and content related to the ICCAL Lab. Here information is published on initiatives, meetings, and content linked to the project within the framework of the ICCAL Lab.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t                                            <div class=\"wp-block-buttons\"><div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-arrow text-left\">\n                                                    <a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/iccal.lat\/en\/category\/iccal-lab\/\">Learn more<\/a>\n                                                <\/div><\/div>\n                    \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<!--blockstudio\/blockstudio\/frame-layout--><div id=\"fl-blockstudio-e82f912190d5\" class=\"fl px-frame-layout   changeColorLightDekoelement activateBorderRadius \" data-frame=\"cibgbox\" data-layout=\"default\" data-margin-before=\"default\" data-margin-after=\"default\" >\n    <div class=\"inner\">\n        <div >\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Purpose<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The ICCAL Lab is a research space that promotes new approaches to transregional legal comparison between Europe and Latin America. It builds on the tradition of the <em>Ius Constitutionale Commune en Am\u00e9rica Latina (ICCAL)<\/em> project at the Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law. Its objective is to study democratic resilience from the perspective of comparative constitutional law and to analyze how constitutional systems can resist, adapt, recover, and transform in the face of crises and threats.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<!--blockstudio\/blockstudio\/frame-layout--><div id=\"fl-blockstudio-90015ba2e2b2\" class=\"fl px-frame-layout   changeColorLightDekoelement activateBorderRadius \" data-frame=\"lightbgbox\" data-layout=\"default\" data-margin-before=\"default\" data-margin-after=\"default\" >\n    <div class=\"inner\">\n        <div >\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Formation of the Lab<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It brings together ten transatlantic teams composed of senior scholars and young researchers from various countries in Europe and Latin America. Each team develops joint research over three years through co-authorship and a methodology of \u201cslow comparison\u201d, aimed at identifying relevant legal phenomena in each region and analyzing their interrelations from a transregional perspective.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!--blockstudio\/blockstudio\/frame-layout--><div id=\"fl-blockstudio-67a660f212c3\" class=\"fl px-frame-layout dekoposition_right    \" data-frame=\"dekobox\" data-layout=\"layout-full-reduced\" data-margin-before=\"medium\" data-margin-after=\"medium\" >\n    <div class=\"inner\">\n        <div >\n<!--blockstudio\/blockstudio\/anchor-->\n\n<div class=\" anchor-section\" id=\"projects\">\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Topics and teams<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The ICCAL Lab is structured around ten collaborative research projects, involving academics from Latin America and Europe. Each project explores, from a specific angle, how comparative constitutional law and transformative constitutionalism can strengthen democratic resilience in the face of crises such as authoritarianism, disinformation, geopolitical fragmentation, climate change, and abuse of legislative power.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<!--blockstudio\/blockstudio\/infoboxes-->\n<div id=\"blockstudio-cf83e3cfc045\" class=\"px-infoboxes twocolumns\">\n\t<div class=\"px-infoboxes-inner\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"item mainColor\">\n                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/iccal.lat\/en\/iccal-lab\/constitutional-courts-democratic-resilience\/\" class=\"full-link\"  aria-label=\"Colombia and Germany as Archetypical Constitutional Courts for Regional Democratic Resilience\"><\/a>\n                \n                <div class=\"content-top\">\n                                        \t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"headline text-left\">Colombia and Germany as Archetypical Constitutional Courts for Regional Democratic Resilience<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t                <\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>How can two archetypical constitutional courts catalyze democratic resilience?<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t                                            <div class=\"wp-block-buttons\"><div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-arrow text-left\">\n                                                    <a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/iccal.lat\/en\/iccal-lab\/constitutional-courts-democratic-resilience\/\">Meet the Team<\/a>\n                                                <\/div><\/div>\n                    \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"item mainColorLight\">\n                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/iccal.lat\/en\/iccal-lab\/digital-challenges-to-democratic-resilience\/\" class=\"full-link\"  aria-label=\"Digital Challenges to Democratic Resilience\"><\/a>\n                \n                <div class=\"content-top\">\n                                        \t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"headline text-left\">Digital Challenges to Democratic Resilience<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t                <\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>How should courts respond to electoral disinformation and AI-driven manipulation?<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t                                            <div class=\"wp-block-buttons\"><div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-arrow text-left\">\n                                                    <a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/iccal.lat\/en\/iccal-lab\/digital-challenges-to-democratic-resilience\/\">Meet the Team<\/a>\n                                                <\/div><\/div>\n                    \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"item thirdColor\">\n                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/iccal.lat\/en\/iccal-lab\/reconfiguring-state-powers-in-the-21st-century-as-a-tool-for-democratic-resilience-respo\/\" class=\"full-link\"  aria-label=\"REconfiguring State POwers in the 21st Century as a Tool for Democratic Resilience (RESPO)\"><\/a>\n                \n                <div class=\"content-top\">\n                                        \t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"headline text-left\">REconfiguring State POwers in the 21st Century as a Tool for Democratic Resilience (RESPO)<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t                <\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>When do collaboration mechanisms between powers strengthen socio-economic rights?<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t                                            <div class=\"wp-block-buttons\"><div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-arrow text-left\">\n                                                    <a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/iccal.lat\/en\/iccal-lab\/reconfiguring-state-powers-in-the-21st-century-as-a-tool-for-democratic-resilience-respo\/\">Meet the Team<\/a>\n                                                <\/div><\/div>\n                    \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"item fourthColor\">\n                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/iccal.lat\/en\/iccal-lab\/courts-and-judges-friends-or-foes-of-democratic-resilience-coffin\/\" class=\"full-link\"  aria-label=\"Courts and Judges: Friends or Foes of Democratic Resilience? (COFFIN)\"><\/a>\n                \n                <div class=\"content-top\">\n                                        \t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"headline text-left\">Courts and Judges: Friends or Foes of Democratic Resilience? (COFFIN)<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t                <\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Do judicial tenure and autonomy protect democracy from erosion?<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t                                            <div class=\"wp-block-buttons\"><div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-arrow text-left\">\n                                                    <a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/iccal.lat\/en\/iccal-lab\/courts-and-judges-friends-or-foes-of-democratic-resilience-coffin\/\">Meet the Team<\/a>\n                                                <\/div><\/div>\n                    \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"item mainColor\">\n                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/iccal.lat\/en\/iccal-lab\/resiliencia-democratica-litigio-climatico-y-justicia-intergeneracional\/\" class=\"full-link\"  aria-label=\"Democratic Resilience, Climate Litigation, and Intergenerational Justice\"><\/a>\n                \n                <div class=\"content-top\">\n                                        \t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"headline text-left\">Democratic Resilience, Climate Litigation, and Intergenerational Justice<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t                <\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Can climate litigation integrate intergenerational justice into democracy?<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t                                            <div class=\"wp-block-buttons\"><div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-arrow text-left\">\n                                                    <a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/iccal.lat\/en\/iccal-lab\/resiliencia-democratica-litigio-climatico-y-justicia-intergeneracional\/\">Meet the Team<\/a>\n                                                <\/div><\/div>\n                    \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"item mainColor\">\n                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/iccal.lat\/en\/iccal-lab\/transformative-constitutionalism-in-times-of-geopolitical-fragmentation\/\" class=\"full-link\"  aria-label=\"Transformative Constitutionalism in Times of Geopolitical Fragmentation\"><\/a>\n                \n                <div class=\"content-top\">\n                                        \t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"headline text-left\">Transformative Constitutionalism in Times of Geopolitical Fragmentation<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t                <\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Can transformative constitutionalism survive global fragmentation?<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t                                            <div class=\"wp-block-buttons\"><div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-arrow text-left\">\n                                                    <a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/iccal.lat\/en\/iccal-lab\/transformative-constitutionalism-in-times-of-geopolitical-fragmentation\/\">Meet the Team<\/a>\n                                                <\/div><\/div>\n                    \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"item mainColor\">\n                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/iccal.lat\/en\/iccal-lab\/de-la-innovacion-a-la-institucion-integrar-las-asambleas-ciudadanas-en-el-derecho\/\" class=\"full-link\"  aria-label=\"From Innovation to Institution: Embedding Citizens\u2019 Assemblies in the Law\"><\/a>\n                \n                <div class=\"content-top\">\n                                        \t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"headline text-left\">From Innovation to Institution: Embedding Citizens\u2019 Assemblies in the Law<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t                <\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>When do citizens\u2019 assemblies become constitutional institutions?<\/p><p><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t                                            <div class=\"wp-block-buttons\"><div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-arrow text-left\">\n                                                    <a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/iccal.lat\/en\/iccal-lab\/de-la-innovacion-a-la-institucion-integrar-las-asambleas-ciudadanas-en-el-derecho\/\">Meet the Team<\/a>\n                                                <\/div><\/div>\n                    \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"item mainColor\">\n                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/iccal.lat\/en\/iccal-lab\/impact-mechanisms-for-democratic-resilience-in-europe-and-latin-america\/\" class=\"full-link\"  aria-label=\"Legal and Institutional Foundations and Mechanisms of Democratic Resilience\"><\/a>\n                \n                <div class=\"content-top\">\n                                        \t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"headline text-left\">Legal and Institutional Foundations and Mechanisms of Democratic Resilience<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t                <\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Which mechanisms effectively prevent democratic erosion?<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t                                            <div class=\"wp-block-buttons\"><div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-arrow text-left\">\n                                                    <a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/iccal.lat\/en\/iccal-lab\/impact-mechanisms-for-democratic-resilience-in-europe-and-latin-america\/\">Meet the Team<\/a>\n                                                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                                     <a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/iccal.lat\/en\/iccal-lab\/judicial-independence-as-a-cornerstone-of-democratic-resilience\/\">Meet the Team<\/a>\n                                                <\/div><\/div>\n                    \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"item mainColor\">\n                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/iccal.lat\/en\/iccal-lab\/abusive-lawmaking-and-democratic-resilience-in-latin-america-and-europe\/\" class=\"full-link\"  aria-label=\"Abusive lawmaking and democratic resilience in Latin America and Europe\"><\/a>\n                \n                <div class=\"content-top\">\n                                        \t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"headline text-left\">Abusive lawmaking and democratic resilience in Latin America and Europe<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t                <\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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