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1 online resource (xii, 473 pages) |
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polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 441-468). |
| Contents |
Introduction / Kate Malleson -- Part one. Appointing judges in established democracies -- Scottish Judicial Appointments Board : new wine in old bottles? / Alan Patterson -- New Judicial Appointments Commission in England and Wales : new wine in new bottles? / Kate Malleson -- Judicial appointments in post-Charter Canada : a system in transition / F.L. Morton -- Legal controversies over federal judicial selection in the United States : breaking the cycle of obstruction and retribution over judicial appointments / Michael C. Tolley-- Judicial appointments in New Zealand : if it were done when 'tis done, then 'twere well it were done openly and directly / James Allan -- 'The judicial whisper goes around': appointment of judicial officers in Australia / Elizabeth Handsley -- Merit selection and diversity in the Dutch judiciary / Leny E. De Groot-Van Leeuwen -- Judicial selections in Italy : a civil service model with partisan results / Mary L. Volcansek -- Selection of judges in France : searching for a new legitimacy / Doris Marie Provine and Antoine Garapon -- Selection process of Constitutional Court judges in Germany / Christine Landfried -- Part two. Appointing the judges of international courts -- Judicial selection for internationlal courts : towards common principles and practices / Ruth Mackenzie and Phillipe Sands -- Part three. Appointing judges in new democracies and transitional states -- Judicial appointments and promotions in Israel : Constitution, law and politics / Eli M. Salzberger -- Politics of judicial selection in Egypt / Mahmoud M. Hamad -- Judicial selection in post-apartheid South Africa / Francois Du Bois -- A judiciary in transition : reflections on the selection of judges in Namibia / Sufian Hemed Burkurura -- Creating a compliant judiciary in Zimbabwe, 2000-2003 / Derek Matyszak -- Politics of judicial selection and appointments in Japan and ten South and Southeast Asian countries / David M. O'Brien -- Judicial selection in Russia : towards accountability and centralization / Alexei Trochev -- Improving the quality of the judiciary in China : recent reforms to the procedures for appointing, promoting, and discharging judges / Colin Hawes -- Conclusion / Peter H. Russell. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Judges -- Selection and appointment.
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Judges -- Selection and appointment. |
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Judicial power.
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Judicial power. |
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Political questions and judicial power.
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Political questions and judicial power. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Russell, Peter H.
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Malleson, Kate.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Appointing judges in an age of judicial power. Toronto ; Buffalo : University of Toronto Press, ©2006 9780802090539 (DLC) 2006276326 (OCoLC)62227549 |
| ISBN |
9781442670921 (electronic book) |
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1442670924 (electronic book) |
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128199216X |
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9781281992161 |
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9780802090539 (bound) |
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0802090532 (bound) |
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9780802093813 (paperback) |
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0802093817 (paperback) |
| Standard No. |
9780802090539 |
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9780802093813 |
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