Fair Reflection of Society in Judicial Systems - A Comparative Study
This book addresses one central question: if justice is to be done in the name of the community, how far do the decision-makers need to reflect the community, either in their profile or in the opinions they espouse? Each contributor provides an answer on the basis of a careful analysis of the rules,...
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| Language: | English |
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Cham :
Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer,
2015.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2015. |
| Series: | Ius Comparatum - Global Studies in Comparative Law,
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-18485-2 |
Table of Contents:
- Table of contents
- About the Authors
- 1. Fair reflection of society in judicial systems; Sophie Turenne
- 2. Judges and democracy in Argentina: an elite in search of legitimacy; José Sebastián Elias
- 3. Concepts of representation in their application to the judiciary in Australia; Susan Kiefel AC and Cheryl Saunders
- 4. Re-forming a meritorious elite. Judicial independence, selection of judges and the High Council of Justice in Belgium; Maurice Adams and Benoît Allemeersch
- 5. La justice constitutionnelle au-delà du gouvernement des juges: la constitution de pratiques pour refléter la société; Stéphane Bernatchez
- 6. Judicial selection, lay participation, and judicial culture in the Czech Republic: a study in a Central European (non)transformation'; Michal Bobek
- 7. Lay judges and professionals in Danish Courts; Ditlev Tamm
- 8. Finnish judges between tradition and dynamism; Pia Letto-Vanamo
- 9. How to become a Judge in Hungary? From the professionalism of the judiciary to the political ties of the Constitutional CourtBalázs Fekete
- 10. The independence and social influence of a meritorious legal elite in Serbia; Dušan Nikolić
- 11. The government of judges and democracy. The tragic institutional situation of the Venezuelan judiciary; Allan R. Brewer-Carías
- Annex: Questionnaire.