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 elected judiciary (direct and indirect), appointment by the executive, or a hybrid system.
The main aim of this volume is to analyse common issues arising from increasing judicial power in the context of different political and legal systems, including those in North America, Africa, Europe,...
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 t...
This book examines the way international court judges are chosen. Focusing principally on the judicial selection procedures of the International Court of Justice and International Criminal Court, it provides the first detailed examination of how the selection process works in practice at national and international levels: what factors determine whether a state will nominate a candidate? How is a candidate identified? What factors influence success or failure? What are the respective roles of merit, politics, and other considerations in the nomination and election process? The research was...
This book examines the way international court judges are chosen. Focusing principally on the judicial selection procedures of the International Court...
Judicial independence is generally understood as requiring that judges must be insulated from political life. The central claim of this work is that far from standing apart from the political realm, judicial independence is a product of it. It is defined and protected through interactions between judges and politicians. In short, judicial independence is a political achievement. This is the main conclusion of a three-year research project on the major changes introduced by the Constitutional Reform Act 2005, and the consequences for judicial independence and accountability. The authors...
Judicial independence is generally understood as requiring that judges must be insulated from political life. The central claim of this work is that f...
Focusing on how the expansion in size and the growth of power have affected all aspects of the judiciary, this book examines changes in three broad areas - judicial training, the appointment process and the scrutiny of judges' performance in light of the global expansion of judicial power.
Focusing on how the expansion in size and the growth of power have affected all aspects of the judiciary, this book examines changes in three broad ar...
