Independence, Accountability and the Judiciary

by Canivet, Guy; Andenas, Mads; Fairgrieve, Duncan

• ISBN13: 9780903067645
• ISBN10: 0903067641
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2006-06-01
• Publisher: British Institute of International

Summary

This new book explores the important and topical subject of judicial independence and judicial accountability. Contributions from distinguished practitioners and academics place these twin issues within a comparative law perspective, showing how legal systems across the world have adapted to recent developments in this field.

Table of Contents

Judicial independence and accountability : national traditions and standards	p. 3
The responsibility of judges in France	p. 29
Developing mechanisms for judicial accountability in the UK	p. 49
The independence of the judiciary : a question of identity!	p. 77
A Supreme Court for the United Kingdom : views from the Northern Kingdom	p. 99
Judicial independence and accountability within the United Kingdom's new constitutional settlement	p. 121
Modernizing the constitution : completing the unfinished business	p. 145
Judges and politics : an essay from Canada	p. 163
Judicial authority in a changing South Africa	p. 187
Judicial accountability in Spain : an outline	p. 211
The accountability and independence of judges : German perspectives	p. 217
Quelques Remarques d'Ordre Comparatif sur la notion d'Accountability Appliquee a la justice	p. 235
Une justice 'comptable' de ses decisions?	p. 241
Reflections on continental European supreme courts	p. 253
External institutional control over judges	p. 267
Le Controle Exerce par la Cour des Comptes	p. 275
Le controle externe institutionnalise : De la responsabilite des magistrats et du service public de la justice	p. 281
L'independance du Judiciare : Le Controle Interne	p. 315
Le Controle Fonctionnel de Gestion (1)	p. 323
Le Controle Fonctionnel de Gestion (2)	p. 343
Accountability versus independence : the impact of judicial immunity	p. 357
State liability for judicial wrongs and community law : the case Gerhard Kobler v Austria	p. 385
Le Controle Informel : L'institution Judiciaire, les Juges et la Societe (1)	p. 401
Le Controle Informel : L'institution Judiciaire, les Juges et la Societe (2)	p. 405
Accountability of the judiciary on the national level for violations of the European convention on human rights	p. 419
Rendre Compte de la Qualite de la justice	p. 431
Global lessons and best practices : corruption and judicial independence	p. 439
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