How the Court System Works in America
Understanding Democracy: A Hip Pocket Guide- Judicial Review
Judicial Review in America videos:
Complete Coverage of Article III, Judicial Review, and Federalist 78
Carl Rom, Mark, Masaki Hidaka, Rachel Bzostek Walker. “Types of Legal Systems around the World.” In Introduction to Political Science. Texas: OpenStax, 2022. Link
Hilbink, Lisa. 2024 "Life Tenure for U.S. Supreme Court Justices is a Global Oddity with Clear Costs". link to reading
The UK Supreme Court and The Supreme Court of the United States
From IDEA:
Germany:
The Federal Court of Justice (Germany’s highest court of civil and criminal jurisdiction)
The Federal Constitution Court and video on it's structure and work
The Republic of Ireland and it's Supreme Court
Latin America- updates from Mexico, El Salvador, and Honduras
And many many more overviews for almost every country. Harvard's Law Library also has primers, but they are not as comprehensive.
From IDEA:
Rule of Law dataset from the World Justice Project
What do Constitutions around the world say about judicial independence, judicial review, or go here for an overview (Chose constitutional interpretation in the topics menu, then scroll down to see links to what different Constitutions say about different judiciary topics).
If you want more information on the US Courts, including topics that have been in the news, here are some reports from the Congressional Research Service.
Congress.gov. "Financial Disclosure and the Supreme Court." May 27, 2025. https://www.congress.gov/crs-product/LSB10949.
Congress.gov. "The Supreme Court Adopts a Code of Conduct." May 27, 2025. https://www.congress.gov/crs-product/LSB11078.
Congress.gov. "Congressional Control over the Supreme Court." May 27, 2025. https://www.congress.gov/crs-product/R47382.
Congress.gov. "The Scalia Vacancy in Historical Context: Frequently Asked Questions." June 11, 2025. https://www.congress.gov/crs-product/R44773.