The politics of judicial independence in the UK's changing constitution /

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 Authors: Gee, Graham (Author), Hazell, Robert (Author), Malleson, Kate (Author), O'Brien, Patrick, 1981- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2015.
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Online Access:CONNECT
Table of Contents:
  • Machine generated contents note: Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. The politics of judicial independence and accountability; 3. The new Lord Chancellors and the Executive; 4. The courts service, salaries and pensions; 5. Relations between judges and parliament; 6. Judicial leadership and the internal governance of the Judiciary; 7. Judicial appointments; 8. The UK Supreme Court; 9. Scotland and Northern Ireland; 10. Conclusion.