This is a time when the rule of law is seriously challenged, when governments threaten deliberately to break the law, and the independence of justice is jeopardised by unrelenting pressure from both the executive and the media. This book aims at contributing to restoring trust in judges as custodians of the law and justice, through a comparison between Civil and Common Law countries. It offers a rare opportunity to gather the expertise of eminent judges and legal authorities from five different countries, providing a unique insight into their work and the way they deliver justice based on their respective professional experience and practise of the law. Far from being a highly technical debate between experts, however, the book is accessible to students and the general public, and raises important contemporary legal issues that involve them both as citizens, with justice as a shared aspiration, and a common attachment to the rule of law.
Elizabeth Gibson-Morgan is Professor in Law and Languages at the University of Poitiers and at the Bordeaux Law School. She is a Visiting Senior Research Fellow at King's College, London.
Title: Fighting for Justice: Common Law and Civil Law Judges: Threats and Challenges (International Law)
Author: Elizabeth,Gibson-Morgan
ISBN: 9781786837462
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Publisher: University of Wales Press
Publication Date: 2021-06-15
Number of Pages: 272
Weight: 0.7882 kg
This impressive collection of essays is an important reminder of the pressures to which the rule of law is subject. The expert contributors, speaking from a wide range of different perspectives, demonstrate how these challenges can be overcome and, in the process, provide valuable insights into how judges and justice work. --Lord Lloyd-Jones, Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom -- Lord Lloyd-Jones, Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
This collection of essays is a timely analysis of the centrality of an independent judiciary to a democracy. It offers a powerful insight into the pressures as they arise in Canada, Denmark, England, France, Spain and Wales, and a cross-jurisdictional approach to issues such as diversity, political neutrality and training.
--Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd, Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales 2013-17 -- Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd, Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales 2013-17