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.