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This article offers a reflection on the growing role of litigation in the implementation and contestation of public policies. Drawing on multiple international cases, it highlights the conditions that encourage judicial strategies and the consequences of these processes for democratic institutions. The analysis contributes to the development of a comparative approach to the relationship between law and politics and opens new directions for studying contemporary forms of governance.

This publication examines the effects of judicialization on contemporary forms of political participation. Drawing on comparative case studies, it analyzes the conditions under which social actors turn to law as a mode of public intervention. The work also explores the institutional consequences of these practices and their impact on the balance between political authority, legal expertise, and collective action. Particular attention is given to dynamics of legitimacy and transformations in mechanisms of representation.