The Culture of Judicial Independence : Rule of Law and World Peace.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Shetreet, Shimon, 1946-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Judicial independence.

Peace.

Rule of law.

Local Subjects:

Judicial independence.

Peace.

Rule of law.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (600 pages)

polychrome

Place of Publication:

Leiden : BRILL, 2014.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

This volume offers an in depth analysis of current issues of culture of judicial independence in comparative perspective by senior academics, judges and practitioners across jurisdictions. It deals with central topics that stand high in the academic and public discourse on the role of judges in society and in the system of government, their constitutional position, and the relations between top domestic courts and international and supra-national courts.

Contents:

The Culture of Judicial Independence: Rule of Law and World Peace; Copyright; Contents; Table of Cases; List of Legislation; Preface; Acknowledgements; List of Contributors; PART I: General; Chapter One General Introduction; Chapter Two Judicial Independence, Liberty, Democracy and International Economy; Chapter Three Accountability of Judicial Service Commissions to the Law: The Case of South Africa; Chapter Four Reflections on Judicial Independence: Past Achievements and Future Agenda; PART II: Judicial Independence, Human Rights, Democracy, The Rule of Law and World Peace

Chapter Five Judging the Independence and Integrity of Foreign CourtsChapter Six The Protection of Religious Liberty in the United States: The Supreme Court Jurisprudence; Chapter Seven The Culture of Peace and Human Rights: The Development of Human Rights Protection in the European Union; Chapter Eight Globalization of Human Rights and Mutual Influence between Courts: The Innovative Reverse Path of the Right to the Truth; PART III: Constitutional Position of Top Courts; Chapter Nine The Independence of the Judiciary in Belgium; Chapter Ten On Fairness

Chapter Eleven The Conceptual Definition of the Constitutional Court in ItalyPART IV: Relations Between the Judiciary and the Other Branches of Government; Chapter Twelve The Scope of Judicial Review and the Rule of Law: Between Judicial Restraint and Judicial Activism; Chapter Thirteen Entering the Political Thicket: The Role of the Judiciary as an Arbiter in Relation to Making and Implementation of Public Policy; Chapter Fourteen On Judges Writing Commentaries: Is It Appropriate for a Judge to Engage in Outside Activities?

Chapter Fifteen Procedural Guarantees of Independence and Impartiality of Judges in RussiaChapter Sixteen The Relationship of the Judiciary and Legislature in Australia; PART V: Impartiality of the Judicial Process; Chapter Seventeen Relations Between the Court and the Parties in the Managerial Age; Chapter Eighteen Independence of Court Proceedings: Impartiality and Fairness; Chapter Nineteen Recusal of Judges: A Commonwealth Survey of the Applicable Tests; Chapter Twenty The Status of Codes of Judicial Conduct in Comparative Perspectives

PART VI: International Courts and Cross Country IssuesChapter Twenty One Judicial Independence in the Context of International Investment Law; Chapter Twenty Two Judicial Impartiality in International Courts: Of Law and Corruption; Chapter Twenty Three Arbitral Awards and Errors of English Law: Refining The Law

Making Function of The Judicial Appeal System; Chapter Twenty Four The Influence of the European Convention on Human Rights on Judicial Independence in Criminal Procedural Law in Switzerland; PART VII: Judicial Selection

Chapter Twenty Five Recent Developments in Judicial Elections in the United States and their Impact on Impartiality of Judges

Notes:

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Other Format:

Print version: Shetreet, Shimon The Culture of Judicial Independence : Rule of Law and World Peace

ISBN:

9789004257818

9004257810

OCLC:

893333589

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