Fighting for Justice (eBook)

Common Law and Civil Law Judges: Threats and Challenges

Elizabeth Gibson-Morgan (Herausgeber)

eBook Download: EPUB

2021
272 Seiten
University of Wales Press (Verlag)
978-1-78683-748-6 (ISBN)

Infos

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.

Autor

This book will appeal to academic readers (teachers and students) in universities and schools; lay readers interested in contemporary legal issues, law, politics, comparative studies, current affairs and European matters.

Inhalt

List of Abbreviations
Introduction: Judges’ common threats and challenges, Elizabeth Gibson-Morgan
Part One: Judicial Independence
Chapter One: Reflections on judges in civil law and common law countries, Lord Judge
Chapter Two: A Customary Scale of Punishment; Judicial Sentencing in England and Wales, Victor Bailey
Chapter Three: National perceptions of Judges and Lawyers in the UK, Matthias Kelly
Chapter Four: Judicial independence in Spain, Ana Maria Neira-Pena and David Soto Diaz
Part Two: Judicial Diversity
Chapter Five: Diversity and Judicial Independence in Denmark, Peter Gjørtler
Chapter Six: Diversity and Judicial Independence in Quebec and Canada, Michel Morin
Part Three: Access to Justice
Chapter Seven: Judging access to justice: the case of the United Kingdom and France, Géraldine Gadbin-George
Chapter Eight: Demystifying the laws and the work of judges in Wales, Milwyn Jarman
Part Four: Judicial training reform
Chapter Nine: The status and influence of judges of France and of common law jurisdictions: Recruitment, training and reform, Winston Roddick
Chapter Ten: The Declaration of Judicial Training Principles: Judicial Training ‘as part of the judicial role’, Benoît Chamouard
Conclusion: Elizabeth Gibson-Morgan
Bibliography
Index

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 15.6.2021
• Reihe/Serie: International Law
• Reihe/Serie: International Law
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Beruf / Finanzen / Recht / Wirtschaft
• Themenwelt: Recht / Steuern ► Allgemeines / Lexika
• Themenwelt: Recht / Steuern ► EU / Internationales Recht
• Themenwelt: Recht / Steuern ► Privatrecht / Bürgerliches Recht
• Schlagworte: challenges • civil • Common • Elizabeth • Fighting • FOR • Gibson • Judges • Justice • Law • Morgan • threats
• ISBN-10: 1-78683-748-X / 178683748X
• ISBN-13: 978-1-78683-748-6 / 9781786837486