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Author:   Lorne Sossin ,  Adam M. Dodek
Publisher:   Irwin Law Inc
Imprint:   Irwin Law Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 3.30cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   1.120kg
ISBN:  

9781552211953

ISBN 10:   1552211959
Pages:   277
Publication Date:   22 October 2010
Audience:   General/trade ,  College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  General ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Foreword: The Challenges of Judicial Independence Justice Richard J. Goldstone Introduction: Judicial Independence in Context Adam Dodek & Lorne Sossin PART I: THE LEGACY OF THE PROVINCIAL JUDGES REFERENCE Chapter 1: The Bad Idea of Unwritten Constitutional Principles: Protecting Judicial Salaries Peter W. Hogg Chapter 2: The Case for Dialogue in the Judicial Remuneration Process Lori Sterling & Sean Hanley Chapter 3: Between the Judiciary and the Executive: The Elusive Search for a Credible and Effective Dispute-Resolution Mechanism Lorne Sossin PART II: IN NEED OF BROADER REFORMS? — APPOINTMENTS AND COURT ADMINISTRATION Chapter 4: “Be Careful What You Wish For”: Administrative Independence and Alternative Models of Court Administration — The New Frontier Graeme G. Mitchell, Q.C. Chapter 5: Should They All Just Get Along? — Judicial Ideology, Collegiality, and Appointments to the Supreme Court of Canada Benjamin Alarie & Andrew Green Chapter 6: Promotion of Federally Appointed Judges and Appointment of Chief Justices: The Unfinished Agenda Jacob Ziegel PART III: CONCEPTUAL AND PRACTICAL CHALLENGES TO JUDICIAL INDEPENDENCE Chapter 7: Reflections: On Judicial Diversity and Judicial Independence Sonia Lawrence Chapter 8: Contradictory or Complementary?_ Reconciling Judicial Independence with Judicial Social Context Education Rosemary Cairns Way Chapter 9: The Significance of Public Pressure on Judicial Independence Patricia Hughes Chapter 10: Judicial Independence as a Public Policy Instrument Adam M. Dodek Chapter 11: The Impact of Technology on Courts and Judicial Ethics: An Overview Karen Eltis PART IV: INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVES Chapter 12: Defending Judicial Independence in the British Constitution Graham Gee Chapter 13: Judicial Independence and Impartiality in the United States?—Complexities and a Sometime Thing Jameson W. Doig Chapter 14: Judicial Non-Dependence: Operational Closure, Cognitive Openness, and the Underlying Rationale of the Provincial Judges Reference—The Israeli Perspective Amnon Reichman Chapter 15: The Judiciary in South Africa: Independence or Illusion? Penelope Andrews Chapter 16: Independence and Impartiality in International Adjudication Fabien Gélinas PART V: REFLECTIONS, NARRATIVES, AND CAUTIONARY TALES Chapter 17: Further Reflections on A Place Apart: Judicial Independence and Accountability in Canada Martin L. Friedland Chapter 18: The Media and Judicial Independence John Honderich Chapter 19: Crisis in Pakistan Justice Robert J. Sharpe & Michelle Bradfield Chapter 20: Going Too Far, Too Fast: Judicial Independence and Political Judgment Janice Gross Stein Conclusion: A General Theory of Judicial Independence Revisited Peter H. Russell Afterword: Judicial Independence in Canada—The Evolution Continues Justice Brian W. Lennox

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Lorne Sossin is Dean of Osgoode Hall Law School at York University.

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