Appointing judges in an age of judicial power : critical perspectives from around the world /

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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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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Russell, Peter H., Malleson, Kate
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Toronto [Ont.] : University of Toronto Press, ©2006.
Temas:
Judges > Selection and appointment.
Judicial power.
Political questions and judicial power.
Juges > Sélection et nomination.
Pouvoir judiciaire.
Politique et pouvoir judiciaire.
LAW > Courts.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Comparative Politics.
Judges > Selection and appointment
Judicial power
Political questions and judicial power
Richterwahl
Rechtsprechende Gewalt
Rechtsvergleich
Benoemingen.
Rechters.
Politieke aspecten.
Gewaltenteilung.
Richter > Ernennung.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction / Kate Malleson
  • Part one. Appointing judges in established democracies
  • The Scottish Judicial Appointments Board : new wine in old bottles? / Alan Patterson
  • The new Judicial Appointments Commission in England and Wales : new wine in new bottles? / Kate Malleson
  • Judicial appointments in post-Charter Canada : a system in transition / F.L. Morton
  • Legal controversies over federal judicial selection in the United States : breaking the cycle of obstruction and retribution over judicial appointments / Michael C. Tolley-- Judicial appointments in New Zealand : if it were done when 'tis done, then 'twere well it were done openly and directly / James Allan
  • 'The judicial whisper goes around': appointment of judicial officers in Australia / Elizabeth Handsley
  • Merit selection and diversity in the Dutch judiciary / Leny E. De Groot-Van Leeuwen
  • Judicial selections in Italy : a civil service model with partisan results / Mary L. Volcansek
  • The selection of judges in France : searching for a new legitimacy / Doris Marie Provine and Antoine Garapon
  • The selection process of Constitutional Court judges in Germany / Christine Landfried
  • Part two. Appointing the judges of international courts
  • Judicial selection for internationlal courts : towards common principles and practices / Ruth Mackenzie and Phillipe Sands
  • Part three. Appointing judges in new democracies and transitional states
  • Judicial appointments and promotions in Israel : Constitution, law and politics / Eli M. Salzberger
  • The politics of judicial selection in Egypt / Mahmoud M. Hamad
  • Judicial selection in post-apartheid South Africa / Francois Du Bois
  • A judiciary in transition : reflections on the selection of judges in Namibia / Sufian Hemed Burkurura
  • Creating a compliant judiciary in Zimbabwe, 2000-2003 / Derek Matyszak
  • The politics of judicial selection and appointments in Japan and ten South and Southeast Asian countries / David M. O'Brien
  • Judicial selection in Russia : towards accountability and centralization / Alexei Trochev
  • Improving the quality of the judiciary in China : recent reforms to the procedures for appointing, promoting, and discharging judges / Colin Hawes
  • Conclusion / Peter H. Russell.

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