Appointing Judges in an Age of Judicial Power: Critical Perspectives from around the World

Published by University of Toronto Press 2006

Appointing Judges in an Age of Judicial Power

Critical Perspectives from around the World

Edited by: Kate Malleson and Peter H. Russell

https://doi.org/10.3138/9781442670921

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About this book

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, Australia, and Asia.

Author / Editor information

Malleson Kate :

Kate Malleson is a professor in the Department of Law at Queen Mary, University of London.Russell Peter H. :

Peter H. Russell is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Political Science at the University of Toronto. He has written extensively on issues related to the Canadian Constitution and Canadian politics in general.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	v
Foreword Frank Iacobucci Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	ix
Preface Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	xi
Introduction Kate Malleson Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
PART ONE: Appointing Judges in Established Democracies
1. The Scottish Judicial Appointments Board: New Wine in Old Bottles? Alan Paterson Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	13
2. The New Judicial Appointments Commission in England and Wales: New Wine in New Bottles? Kate Malleson Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	39
3. Judicial Appointments in Post-Charter Canada: A System in Transition F.L. Morton Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	56
4. Legal Controversies over Federal Judicial Selection in the United States: Breaking the Cycle of Obstruction and Retribution over Judicial Appointments Michael C. Tolley Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	80
5. Judicial Appointments in New Zealand: If it were done when ’tis done, then ’twere well it were done openly and directly James Allan Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	103
6. ‘The judicial whisper goes around’: Appointment of Judicial Officers in Australia Elizabeth Handsley Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	122
7. Merit Selection and Diversity in the Dutch Judiciary Leny E. De Groot-Van Leeuwen Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	145
8. Judicial Selection in Italy: A Civil Service Model with Partisan Results Mary L. Volcansek Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	159
9. The Selection of Judges in France: Searching for a New Legitimacy Doris Marie Provine and Antoine Garapon Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	176
10. The Selection Process of Constitutional Court Judges in Germany Christine Landfried Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	196
PART TWO: Appointing the Judges of International Courts
11. Judicial Selection for International Courts: Towards Common Principles and Practices Ruth Mackenzie and Phillipe Sands Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	213
PART THREE: Appointing Judges in New Democracies and Transitional States
12. Judicial Appointments and Promotions in Israel: Constitution, Law and Politics Eli M. Salzberger Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	241
13. The Politics of Judicial Selection in Egypt Mahmoud M. Hamad Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	260
14. Judicial Selection in Post-Apartheid South Africa Ffrançois Du Bois Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	280
15. A Judiciary in Transition: Reflections on the Selection of Judges in Namibia Sufian Hemed Bukurura Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	313
16. Creating a Compliant Judiciary in Zimbabwe, 2000–2003 Derek Matyszak Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	331
17. The Politics of Judicial Selection and Appointments in Japan and Ten South and Southeast Asian Countries David M. O’brien Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	355
18. Judicial Selection in Russia: Towards Accountability and Centralization Alexei Trochev Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	375
19. Improving the Quality of the Judiciary in China: Recent Reforms to the Procedures for Appointing, Promoting, and Discharging Judges Colin Hawes Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	395
Conclusion Peter H. Russell Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	420
Table of Cases Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	437
Bibliography Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	441
Contributors Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	469

Language: English
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Audience: College/higher education;Professional and scholarly;
Pages
- Main content: 450

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Published: February 15, 2006
ISBN: 9781442670921