TY - BOOK AU - Russell,Peter H. AU - Malleson,Kate TI - Appointing judges in an age of judicial power: critical perspectives from around the world SN - 0802090532 AV - K2146 .A928 2006 U1 - 347.014 22 PY - 2006///] CY - Toronto, Buffalo PB - University of Toronto Press KW - Judges KW - Selection and appointment KW - Judicial power KW - Political questions and judicial power N1 - 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 ER -