Judiciaries in comparative perspective / edited by H.P. Lee.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Lee, H. P., 1947- editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Judges.

Comparative law.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (lvi, 567 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

An independent and impartial judiciary is fundamental to the existence and operation of a liberal democracy. Focussing on Australia, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa, the United Kingdom and the United States, this comparative 2011 study explores four major issues affecting the judicial institution. These issues relate to the appointment and discipline of judges; judges and freedom of speech; the performance of non-judicial functions by judges; and judicial bias and recusal, and each is set within the context of the importance of maintaining public confidence in the judiciary. The essays highlight important episodes or controversies affecting members of the judiciary to illustrate relevant principles.

Contents:

Judicial independence and accountability : core values in liberal democracies / Shimon Shetreet

Appointment, discipline and removal of judges in Australia / H.P. Lee

Appointment, discipline and removal of judges in Canada / Martin L. Friedland

Appointment, discipline and removal of judges in New Zealand / Philip A. Joseph

Appointment, discipline and removal of judges in South Africa / Hugh Corder

Appointment, discipline and removal of judges : fundamental reforms in the United Kingdom / Kate Malleson

Judicial selection, removal and discipline in the United States / Mark Tushnet

Judges' freedom of speech : Australia / John M. Williams

Judges and free speech in Canada / Kent Roach

Judges and free speech in New Zealand / Grant Hammond

The judiciary and freedom of speech in South Africa / Iain Currie

Judges and free speech in the United Kingdom / Keith D. Ewing

The criticism and speech of judges in the United States / Charles Gardner Geyh

Judges, bias and recusal in Australia / Colin Campbell

Judges, bias and recusal in Canada / Lorne Sossin

Judicial recusal in New Zealand / Gerard McCoy

Judges, bias and recusal in South Africa / Kate O'Regan, Edwin Cameron

Judges, bias and recusal in the United Kingdom / Christopher Forsyth

Bias, the appearance of bias, and judicial disqualification in the United States / W. William Hodes

Judges and non-judicial functions in Australia / Patrick Emerton, H.P. Lee

The impact of extra-judicial service on the Canadian judiciary : the need for reform / Patrick Monahan, Byron Shaw

Judges and the non-judicial function in New Zealand / Geoffrey Palmer

Judges and non-judicial functions in South Africa / Cora Hoexter

Judges and non-judicial functions in the United Kingdom / Abimbola A. Olowofoyeku

Judges and non-judicial functions in the United States / Jeffrey M. Shaman

The judiciary : a comparative conspectus / H.P. Lee.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-139-12444-7

1-107-21369-X

1-283-29592-X

1-139-12275-4

9786613295927

1-139-11701-7

1-139-11265-1

0-511-99639-X

1-139-12767-5

1-139-11484-0

OCLC:

769341804