Judicial independence in the age of democracy : critical perspectives from around the world / edited by Peter H. Russell and David M. O'Brien.

Other author Russell, Peter H.
Other author O'Brien, David M.
Format Book
Publication InfoCharlottesville : University Press of Virginia, 2001.
Descriptionviii, 325 pages ; 24 cm.
Subjects
Judicial power.
Judicial process.
Political questions and judicial power.

SeriesConstitutionalism and democracy
Constitutionalism and democracy. ^A327224
Contents Toward a general theory of judicial independence / Peter H. Russell -- Pillars and politics of judicial independence in the United States / Henry J. Abraham -- Stifling judicial independence from within : the Japanese judiciary / David M. O'Brien and Yasuo Ohkoshi -- Dynamics of judicial (in)dependence in Russia / Todd Foglesong -- Judicial independece in post-communist Central and Eastern Europe / A.E. Dick Howard -- Judicial independence in Latin countries of Western Europe / Carlo Guarnieri -- Autonomy versus accountability : the German judiciary / Donald P. Kommers -- Judicial independence in England : a loss of innocence / Robert Stevens.
Contents Judicial independence in Australia / John M. Williams -- Seeking social justice? : judicial independence and responsiveness in a changing South Africa / Hugh Corder -- Between two systems of law : the judiciary in Hong Kong / Jill Cottrell and Yash Ghai -- Critical challenge of judicial independence in Israel / Shimon Shetreet -- Judicial independence and instability in Central America / J. Michael Dodson and Donald W. Jackson -- European court of justice / Martin Shapiro -- Conclusion, Judicial independence in comparative perspective / Peter H. Russell.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 00043886
ISBN0813920159 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN0813920167 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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