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Judiciaries in Comparative Perspective

Editor: H. P. Lee, Monash University, Victoria

Shimon Shetreet, H. P. Lee, Martin Friedland, Philip Joseph, Hugh Corder, Kate Malleson, Mark Tushnet, John Williams, Kent Roach, The Hon. Grant Hammond, Iain Currie, Keith Ewing, Charles Gardner Geyh, Colin Campbell, Lorne Soissin, Gerard McCoy, The Hon. Kate O'Regan, The Hon. Edwin Cameron, Christopher Forsyth, W. W. Hodes, Patrick Emerton, Patrick Monahan, Byron Shaw, Sir Geoffrey Palmer, Cora Hoexter, Abimbola Olowofoyeku, Jeffrey M. Shaman

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Date Published: August 2011
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format: Hardback
isbn: 9780521190602

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An independent and impartial judiciary is fundamental to the existence and operation of a liberal democracy. Focussing on Australia, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa, the United Kingdom and the United States, this comparative 2011 study explores four major issues affecting the judicial institution. These issues relate to the appointment and discipline of judges; judges and freedom of speech; the performance of non-judicial functions by judges; and judicial bias and recusal, and each is set within the context of the importance of maintaining public confidence in the judiciary. The essays highlight important episodes or controversies affecting members of the judiciary to illustrate relevant principles.
- Provides a lucid comparative study of the judicial institution in six liberal democracies that will appeal to those who are interested in the administration of justice
- Focuses on four major themes of contemporary relevance, thus providing authoritative accounts of the important issues of contemporary significance affecting the judiciary in six liberal democracies
- Gives valuable insights on how reforms can be made to the judicial institution while preserving judicial independence
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- Date Published: August 2011
- format: Hardback
- isbn: 9780521190602
- length: 624 pages
- dimensions: 229 x 152 x 33 mm
- weight: 1.07kg
- contains: 2 b/w illus.
- availability: Available
Table of Contents
Part I:
1. Judicial independence and accountability: core values in liberal democracies Shimon Shetreet
Part II:
2. Appointment, discipline and removal of judges in Australia H. P. Lee
3. Appointment, discipline and removal of judges in Canada Martin Friedland
4. Appointment, discipline and removal of judges in New Zealand Philip Joseph
5. Appointment, discipline and removal of judges in South Africa Hugh Corder
6. Appointment, discipline and removal of judges - fundamental reforms in the United Kingdom Kate Malleson
7. Judicial selection, removal and discipline in the United States Mark Tushnet
Part III:
8. Judges' freedom of speech: Australia John Williams
9. Judges and free speech in Canada Kent Roach
10. Judges and free speech in New Zealand The Hon. Grant Hammond
11. The judiciary and freedom of speech in South Africa Iain Currie
12. Judges and free speech in the United Kingdom Keith Ewing
13. The criticism and speech of judges in the United States Charles Gardner Geyh
Part IV:
14. Judges, bias and recusal in Australia Colin Campbell
15. Judges, bias and recusal in Canada Lorne Soissin
16. Judicial recusal in New Zealand Gerard McCoy
17. Judges, bias and recusal in South Africa The Hon. Kate O'Regan and The Hon. Edwin Cameron
18. Judges, bias and recusal in the United Kingdom Christopher Forsyth
19. Bias, the appearance of bias, and judicial disqualification in the United States W. W. Hodes
Part V:
20. Judges and non-judicial functions in Australia Patrick Emerton and H. P. Lee
21. The impact of extra-judicial service on the Canadian judiciary: the need for reform Patrick Monahan and Byron Shaw
22. Judges and the non-judicial function in New Zealand Sir Geoffrey Palmer
23. Judges and non-judicial functions in South Africa Cora Hoexter
24. Judges and non-judicial functions in the United Kingdom Abimbola Olowofoyeku
25. Judges and non-judicial functions in the United States Jeffrey M. Shaman
Part VI:
26. The judiciary - a comparative conspectus H. P. Lee.
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H. P. Lee, Monash University, Victoria
Hoong Phun ('H. P.') Lee holds the Sir John Latham Chair of Law at Monash University and was the Vice-Chairman of the Australian Press Council from 1994 to 2010. He was appointed an Adjunct Professor of Law, City University of Hong Kong in 2009. His areas of teaching and research interests include the judiciary, comparative constitutional law, administrative law and the Malaysian and Singaporean constitutional systems.
Contributors
Shimon Shetreet, H. P. Lee, Martin Friedland, Philip Joseph, Hugh Corder, Kate Malleson, Mark Tushnet, John Williams, Kent Roach, The Hon. Grant Hammond, Iain Currie, Keith Ewing, Charles Gardner Geyh, Colin Campbell, Lorne Soissin, Gerard McCoy, The Hon. Kate O'Regan, The Hon. Edwin Cameron, Christopher Forsyth, W. W. Hodes, Patrick Emerton, Patrick Monahan, Byron Shaw, Sir Geoffrey Palmer, Cora Hoexter, Abimbola Olowofoyeku, Jeffrey M. Shaman