Appointing Judges in an Age of Judicial Power : : Critical Perspectives from around the World /

Appointing Judges in an Age of Judicial Power : : Critical Perspectives from around the World / / ed. by Kate Malleson, Peter H. Russell.

The global expansion in judicial power has led to a growing interest in the way judges are chosen. Reform of the judicial selection process is on the political agenda in many countries but the nature of that process differs according to the type of process used - whether a career judiciary, an elect...

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MitwirkendeR:
Allan, James,
Bois, Ffrançois Du,
Bukurura, Sufian Hemed,
Garapon, Antoine,
Hamad, Mahmoud M.,
Handsley, Elizabeth,
Hawes, Colin,
Iacobucci, Frank,
Landfried, Christine,
Leeuwen, Leny E. De Groot-Van,
Mackenzie, Ruth,
Malleson, Kate,
Matyszak, Derek,
Morton, F.L.,
O'brien, David M.,
Paterson, Alan,
Provine, Doris Marie,
Russell, Peter H.,
Salzberger, Eli M.,
Sands, Phillipe,
Tolley, Michael C.,
Trochev, Alexei,
Volcansek, Mary L.,
HerausgeberIn:
Malleson, Kate,
Russell, Peter H.,
Place / Publishing House:Toronto : : University of Toronto Press, , [2018]
©2006
Year of Publication:2018
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (450 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Foreword
  • Preface
  • Introduction
  • PART ONE: Appointing Judges in Established Democracies
  • 1. The Scottish Judicial Appointments Board: New Wine in Old Bottles?
  • 2. The New Judicial Appointments Commission in England and Wales: New Wine in New Bottles?
  • 3. Judicial Appointments in Post-Charter Canada: A System in Transition
  • 4. Legal Controversies over Federal Judicial Selection in the United States: Breaking the Cycle of Obstruction and Retribution over Judicial Appointments
  • 5. Judicial Appointments in New Zealand: If it were done when 'tis done, then 'twere well it were done openly and directly
  • 6. 'The judicial whisper goes around': Appointment of Judicial Officers in Australia
  • 7. Merit Selection and Diversity in the Dutch Judiciary
  • 8. Judicial Selection in Italy: A Civil Service Model with Partisan Results
  • 9. The Selection of Judges in France: Searching for a New Legitimacy
  • 10. The Selection Process of Constitutional Court Judges in Germany
  • PART TWO: Appointing the Judges of International Courts
  • 11. Judicial Selection for International Courts: Towards Common Principles and Practices
  • PART THREE: Appointing Judges in New Democracies and Transitional States
  • 12. Judicial Appointments and Promotions in Israel: Constitution, Law and Politics
  • 13. The Politics of Judicial Selection in Egypt
  • 14. Judicial Selection in Post-Apartheid South Africa
  • 15. A Judiciary in Transition: Reflections on the Selection of Judges in Namibia
  • 16. Creating a Compliant Judiciary in Zimbabwe, 2000-2003
  • 17. The Politics of Judicial Selection and Appointments in Japan and Ten South and Southeast Asian Countries
  • 18. Judicial Selection in Russia: Towards Accountability and Centralization
  • 19. Improving the Quality of the Judiciary in China: Recent Reforms to the Procedures for Appointing, Promoting, and Discharging Judges
  • Conclusion
  • Table of Cases
  • Bibliography
  • Contributors

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