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Fighting for Justice: Common Law and Civil Law Judges: Threats and Challenges [Kietas viršelis]

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  • Formatas: Hardback, 272 pages, aukštis x plotis: 216x138 mm, Not illustrated
  • Serija: International Law
  • Išleidimo metai: 15-Jun-2021
  • Leidėjas: University of Wales Press
  • ISBN-10: 1786837463
  • ISBN-13: 9781786837462
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  • Formatas: Hardback, 272 pages, aukštis x plotis: 216x138 mm, Not illustrated
  • Serija: International Law
  • Išleidimo metai: 15-Jun-2021
  • Leidėjas: University of Wales Press
  • ISBN-10: 1786837463
  • ISBN-13: 9781786837462
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An accessible account from international judges on contemporary challenges to the rule of law.

The rule of law faces serious challenges in our time. Some governments threaten deliberately to break the law, while others jeopardize the independence of justice by subjecting it to unrelenting pressure from both the state executive and the media. This book aims to contribute to restoring trust in judges as custodians of the law through a comparison between civil and common law systems. It offers a rare opportunity to gather the expertise of eminent judges and legal authorities from five different countries, providing a unique insight into their practices amid a challenging moment for democracies all over the world. Far from being a highly technical debate between experts, however, the book is accessible to a public audience, raising important contemporary legal issues that concern all those who share an aspiration to justice.
 

Recenzijos

"This impressive collection of essays is an important reminder of the pressures to which the rule of law is subject. The expert contributors, speaking from a wide range of different perspectives, demonstrate how these challenges can be overcome and, in the process, provide valuable insights into how judges and justice work." --Lord Lloyd-Jones, Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom -- Lord Lloyd-Jones, Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom "This collection of essays is a timely analysis of the centrality of an independent judiciary to a democracy. It offers a powerful insight into the pressures as they arise in Canada, Denmark, England, France, Spain and Wales, and a cross-jurisdictional approach to issues such as diversity, political neutrality and training." --Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd, Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales 201317 -- Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd, Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales 201317

Daugiau informacijos

This book provides a unique oversight of judges work and contemporary legal challenges in Common Law and Civil Law countries, based on the legal practice and testimonies of senior members of the judiciary speaking up for justice and the law. This book aims at contributing to restoring trust in judges as custodians of the law and justice, via a comparison between Civil and Common Law countries. In this book, judges of Common Law and Civil Law countries speak up for justice and the law in one powerful voice.
Acknowledgements xi
List of Abbreviations
xiii
Notes on the Contributors xv
Introduction: Judges' Common Threats and Challenges 1(18)
Elizabeth Gibson-Morgan
PART I Judicial Independence
1 Reflections on Judges in Civil Law and Common Law Countries
19(8)
Lord Judge
2 `A Customary Scale of Punishment': Judicial Sentencing in England and Wales
27(26)
Victor Bailey
3 National Perceptions of Judges and Lawyers in Common Law and Civil Law Countries
53(28)
Matthias Kelly
4 Judicial Independence in Spain
81(24)
Ana Maria Neira Pena
David Soto Diaz
PART II Judicial Diversity
5 Diversity and Judicial Independence in Denmark
105(34)
Peter Gjørtler
6 Diversity and Judicial Independence in Quebec and Canada
139(42)
Michel Morin
PART III Access to Justice
7 Judging Access to Justice: The Case of the United Kingdom and France
181(22)
Geraldine Gadbin-George
8 Demystifying the Laws and the Work of Judges in Wales
203(26)
Milwyn Jarman
PART IV Judicial Training Reform
9 The Status and Influence of Judges of France and of Common Law Jurisdictions: Recruitment, Training and Reform
229(20)
Winston Roddick
10 The Declaration of Judicial Training Principles: Judicial Training `as Part of the Judicial Role'
249(8)
Benoit Chamouard
Conclusion 257(4)
Elizabeth Gibson-Morgan
Bibliography 261(4)
Index 265
Elizabeth Gibson-Morgan is Professor in Law and Languages at the University of Poitiers and at the Bordeaux Law School. She is a Visiting Senior Research Fellow at Kings College, London.