Appointing judges in an age of judicial power : critical perspectives from around the world /

Appointing judges in an age of judicial power : critical perspectives from around the world / edited by Kate Malleson and Peter H. Russell. - xii, 473 pages ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 441-468).

The Scottish Judicial Appointments Board : new wine in old bottles? -- The new judicial appointments commission in England and Wales : new wine in new bottles? -- Judicial appointments in post-charter Canada : a system in transition -- Legal controversies over federal judicial selection in the United States : breaking the cycle of obstruction and retribution over judicial appointments -- Judicial appointments in New Zealand : if it were done when 'tis done, then 'twere well it were done openly and directly -- 'The judicial whisper goes around' : appointment of judicial officers in Australia -- Merit selection and diversity in the Dutch judiciary -- Judicial selection in Italy : a civil service model with partisan results -- The selection of judges in France : searching for a new legitimacy -- The selection process of constitutional court judges in Germany -- Judicial selection for international courts : towards common principles and practices -- Judicial appointments and promotions in Israel : constitution, law and politics -- The politics of judicial selection in Egypt -- Judicial selection in post-apartheid South Africa -- A judiciary in transition : reflections on the selection of judges in Namibia -- Creating a complaint judiciary in Zimbabwe, 2000-2003 -- The politics of judicial selection and appointments in Japan and ten South and Southeast Asian countries -- Judicial selection in Russia : towards accountability and centralization -- Improving the quality of the judiciary in China : recent reforms to the procedures for appointing, promoting, and discharging judges. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19.

0802090532 9780802090539 0802093817 9780802093813

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Judges--Selection and appointment
Judicial power
Political questions and judicial power

K2146 / .A928 2006

347.014

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