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What Does a Lawyer Do Before Trial? The Work Nobody Sees
Discovery, depositions and quiet negotiation decide most cases long before a jury is seated.

Discovery, depositions and quiet negotiation decide most cases long before a jury is seated.

The measure targets landscapers, schools and local governments, but the details that will decide whether it works have not been released.

The deal mechanics, pressures, and trade-offs that quietly resolve most criminal dockets.

Resolution 11/7 gives UNODC, International IDEA and IFES an agreed framework — and a 2026 work plan to test it.

Endless study is not rigor. It is a failure mode with a known shape, and institutions can design around it.