B. Break Judicial Isolation: Share Lessons Learned and Build Communities of Practice One method for judiciaries to quickly improve strategic planning is to share good practices and lessons learned among themselves. This can often be difficult. In 2019, the European Commission for the Efficiency of Justice noted that: “The judicial culture is traditionally marked by a certain isolation of the judge, who is responsible for the decision because of the independence and impartiality of the judiciary. This isolation now appears harmful in that, taken to extremes, it leads to a fixed or even outdated justice, distinct from the world around it. To combat this isolation and ensure the quality of justice dispensed, it seems essential to set up practical tools for sharing and disseminating knowledge in order to encourage and nourish judges in their reflection.” 75 As the emerging case law and discussion in this paper demonstrates, perhaps nowhere is such collaboration more necessary than in issues of disinformation and elections. Several nascent bodies exist in this area. The Global Network on Electoral Justice, founded in 2017, provides a global platform for sharing information among judges, legal experts, and practitioners. During the 2022 elections in Brazil, members of the network traveled to Brasilia to observe the process, offer support, and share good practices on deterring and addressing violations. Recently, several regional bodies in Europe, Africa, and the Pacific region have been established to share good practices. In a seminar in May 2023, the Africa Electoral Justice Network discussed the challenges and impact of disinformation on elections. The network brought together EMBs, election judges, and civil society organizations to discuss these threats and how to remedy them, notably through utmost transparency in the election dispute resolution process. More recently, the Global Network on Electoral Justice, together with the French Constitutional Council, gathered election judges and commissioners from all regions to discuss regulations on social media and recent jurisprudence, sharing the criteria judges use when assessing manipulative and harmful content during elections. These are positive trends that will ultimately build more resilient judiciaries. Knowledge exchange throughout electoral cycles will be critical to ensuring strong and robust institutions and avoiding the pitfall of preparing for these issues only a few months before elections take place. European Commission for the Efficiency of Justice. (2019). Guidelines to improve the judge’s skills and competences, strengthen knowledge sharing and collaboration, and move beyond a culture of judicial isolation. 75 22