Perils of judicial self-government in transitional societies : holding the least accountable branch to account /

Judicial councils and other judicial self-government bodies have become a worldwide phenomenon. Democracies are increasingly turning to them to insulate the judiciary from the daily politics, to enhance independence and ensure judicial accountability. This book investigates the different forms of ac...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Kosař, David, 1979- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2016.
Colección:Comparative constitutional law and policy.
Temas:
Judicial independence.
Judicial power.
Political questions and judicial power.
Transitional justice.
Indépendance judiciaire.
Pouvoir judiciaire.
Politique et pouvoir judiciaire.
Justice transitionnelle.
LAW > Civil Procedure.
LAW > Legal Services.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > Judicial Branch.
judicial power.
independence of the judiciary.
judge.
transitional justice.
case law.
Czechia.
Slovakia.
Judicial independence
Judicial power
Political questions and judicial power
Transitional justice
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction. Part I. Judicial accountability: theoretical framework. 1. The concept of judicial accountability
  • 2. Mechanisms of judicial accountability
  • 3. Judicial accountability and judicial councils
  • Part II. Holding Czech and Slovak judges accountable. 4. Prologue to the case studies: methodology and data reporting
  • 5. The Czech Republic
  • 6. Slovakia
  • 7. Evaluation: the Czech Republic and Slovakia compared
  • Part III. Conclusions and implications. 8. Perils of judicial self-government
  • Annexes. A. Court system of the Czech Republic
  • B. Court system of Slovakia
  • C. The number of judges in the Czech Republic and Slovakia (1993-2010).

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