Shimon Shetreet

Judges on Trial (eBook, ePUB)

The Independence and Accountability of the English Judiciary

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

The second edition of Judges on Trial articulates the rules, assumptions and practices which shape the culture of independence of the English judiciary today. Enhanced by interviews with English judges, legal scholars and professionals, it also outlines the factors that shape the modern meaning of judicial independence. The book discusses the contemporary issues of judicial governance, judicial appointments, the standards of conduct on and off the bench, the discipline and liability of judges and the relationship between judges and the media. It is accessible to an international audience of lawyers, political scientists and judges beyond the national realm.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. Oktober 2013
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781107460621
• Artikelnr.: 53003920

Autorenporträt

Shimon Shetreet is the Greenblatt chair of public and international law at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel, where he is a past chairman of the Sacher Institute of Legislative Research and Comparative Law. In 1980, he served as a member of the Chief Justice Landau Commission on the Israeli Court System and is President of the International Association of Judicial Independence. Between 1988 and 1996 he served as a Member of the Israeli Parliament, and was a cabinet minister under Yitshak Rabin and Shimon Peres.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction
2. Constitutional steps towards judicial independence
3. The structure and governance of the English judiciary
4. Judicial appointments
5. Standards of conduct on the bench
6. Standards of conduct in extra-judicial activities
7. Immunity, discipline and removal of judges
8. Freedom of expression and public confidence in the judiciary
9. Conclusion.