Fair Reflection of Society in Judicial Systems - A Comparative Study

Book Overview

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; Jos? Sebasti?n 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 Beno?t Allemeersch.- 5. La justice constitutionnelle au-del? du gouvernement des juges: la constitution de pratiques pour refl?ter la soci?t?; St?phane 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 CourtBal?zs Fekete.- 10. The independence and social influence of a meritorious legal elite in Serbia; Dusan Nikolic.- 11. The government of judges and democracy. The tragic institutional situation of the Venezuelan judiciary; Allan R. Brewer-Car?as.- Annex: Questionnaire.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3319360248
• ISBN13: 9783319360249
• Release Date: October 2016
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 236 Pages
• Weight: 0.78 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"