Fair reflection of society in judicial systems : a comparative study /: a comparative study. (2015)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Sophie Turenne, editor.
• Editors: Turenne, Sophie
• Contents: 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; José Sebastián 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 Benoît Allemeersch -- 5. La justice constitutionnelle au-delà du gouvernement des juges: la constitution de pratiques pour refléter la société; Stéphane 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 CourtBalázs Fekete -- 10. The independence and social influence of a meritorious legal elite in Serbia; Dušan Nikolić -- 11. The government of judges and democracy. The tragic institutional situation of the Venezuelan judiciary; Allan R. Brewer-Carías -- Annex: Questionnaire.
• Publisher Details: Cham : Springer
• Publication Date: 2015
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 347.014; Law; Judicial process; Judges; Judicial ethics; LAW -- Civil Procedure; LAW -- Legal Services; POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- Judicial Branch; Judges; Judicial ethics; Judicial process; Philosophy -- Reference; Law -- Reference; Jurisprudence & philosophy of law; Philosophy of law; Law -- International; International law; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319184852; 3319184857; 3319184849; 9783319184845
• Related ISBNs: 9783319184845
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (Ebsco, viewed July 28, 2015).
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