Judicial independence is generally understood as requiring that judges must be insulated from political life. The central claim of this work is that far from standing apart from the political realm, judicial independence is a product of it. It is defined and protected through interactions between ju...

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Main Author:	Gee, Graham (Author)
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2015
Subjects:	Rechtsprechende Gewalt Unabhängigkeit Politik Verfassungsrecht Großbritannien
Online Access:	BSB01 UBG01 Volltext
Summary:	Judicial independence is generally understood as requiring that judges must be insulated from political life. The central claim of this work is that far from standing apart from the political realm, judicial independence is a product of it. It is defined and protected through interactions between judges and politicians. In short, judicial independence is a political achievement. This is the main conclusion of a three-year research project on the major changes introduced by the Constitutional Reform Act 2005, and the consequences for judicial independence and accountability. The authors interviewed over 150 judges, politicians, civil servants and practitioners to understand the day-to-day processes of negotiation and interaction between politicians and judges. They conclude that the greatest threat to judicial independence in future may lie not from politicians actively seeking to undermine the courts, but rather from their increasing disengagement from the justice system and the judiciary
Item Description:	Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 12 Feb 2016)
Physical Description:	1 online resource (306 pages)
ISBN:	9781107066953 9781107589223
DOI:	10.1017/CBO9781107589223