Appointing judges in an age of judicial power : critical perspectives from around the world / edited by Kate Malleson and Peter H. Russell.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 441-468).

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

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