Over the last decades, academic interest in judicial globalization and judicial reforms has increased. The literature has gone through three distinctive waves of research. One part of this literature examines judicial reforms from a top-down perspective, revealing the origins and evolution of European/international prescriptions related to rule of law consolidation. By looking at the motivations and actions on the ground, another strand of the existing research examines the effects of these prescriptions at the domestic level. In addition, in recent years, a more reflexive and critical approach to judicial reforms has emerged, questioning not only the modest outcomes of these reforms but also the limitations of the international rule of law community in promoting them. This introductory article reviews this growing body of studies, highlighting the main findings and pointing out new avenues for research. In its final section, it provides an overview of the lines of reasoning and the content of this special issue. Overall, it endeavors to shed more light on judicial reforms in the region and to promote this research agenda, which implies to examine the complex relationship between judicial globalization, Europeanization and glo c alization.

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司法全球化、欧洲化和（G）本地化：来自巴尔干地区的证据

在过去的几十年里，学术界对司法全球化和司法改革的兴趣有所增加。文献经历了三个不同的研究浪潮。该文献的一部分从自上而下的角度审视了司法改革，揭示了与法治巩固相关的欧洲/国际处方的起源和演变。通过观察当地的动机和行动，现有研究的另一部分检查了这些处方在国内层面的影响。此外，近年来出现了一种更具反思性和批判性的司法改革方法，不仅质疑这些改革的温和成果，而且质疑国际法治界在推动这些改革方面的局限性。这篇介绍性文章回顾了越来越多的研究，突出主要发现并指出新的研究途径。在其最后一节中，它概述了本期特刊的推理思路和内容。总体而言，它致力于更多地了解该地区的司法改革并推动这一研究议程，这意味着审查司法全球化、欧洲化和全球化之间的复杂关系。