Perceptions of the Independence of Judges in Europe : : Congruence of Society and Judiciary.

• Author: van Dijk, Frans.
• Place / Publishing House: Cham : : Springer International Publishing AG,, 2020.; ©2021.
• Year of Publication: 2020
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (119 pages)

Table of Contents

Intro -- Preface -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- 1 Introduction -- Reference -- 2 Judicial Independence and Perceptions of Judicial Independence -- 2.1 Relevance of Perceptions of Judicial Independence -- 2.1.1 Independence and Impartiality -- 2.2 Formation of Perceptions of Independence -- 2.3 Independence, Trust and Legitimacy -- 2.3.1 Trust and Legitimacy -- 2.3.2 Empirical Relationship Between Independence and Trust -- 2.4 Behaviour of the Judiciary to Enhance Independence -- 2.4.1 Multi-level Governance -- 2.5 Alignment of Judiciary and Society -- References -- 3 Perceptions of Judicial Independence in European Countries -- 3.1 Surveys About Independence -- 3.2 Independence as Perceived by Judges -- 3.3 Independence as Perceived by Lawyers -- 3.4 Independence as Perceived by the General Public -- 3.5 Independence as Perceived by Companies -- 3.6 Independence as Perceived by the Users of the Court -- 3.7 Explanations of the Differences of Perceptions -- References -- 4 Perceptions of Lay Judges About Independence of the Judiciary -- 4.1 Lay Judges and Judicial Independence -- 4.2 Interaction of Lay Judges and Professional Judges -- 4.3 What Do Lay Judges Think About Professional Judges? -- References -- 5 Respect for Judicial Independence -- 5.1 Respect for Independence by Categories of Actors -- 5.2 Content of Respect for Independence -- 5.3 Differences Among Countries -- References -- 6 Independence and Trust -- 6.1 Connection Between Independence and Trust -- 6.2 Trust in National Institutions -- 6.2.1 Trust, Knowledge and Politicization -- 6.3 Trust in Multi-level Governance -- 6.4 Trust and Respect of Independence -- References -- 7 Judiciary in Democracy: Alignment and Disconnect -- 7.1 Definition of Lack of Alignment and Disconnect -- 7.2 Alignment in Groups of Countries.

7.3 Causes of Disconnect and Lack of Alignment -- 7.4 Consequences of Disconnect and Lack of Alignment -- 7.5 Judiciary in a Democracy -- References -- Index.