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Author:   Shimon Shetreet ,  Hiram Chodosh
Publisher:   Brill
Imprint:   Martinus Nijhoff
Weight:   1.174kg
ISBN:  

9789004535084

ISBN 10:   900453508
Pages:   582
Publication Date:   24 April 2024
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
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Preface Acknowledgements Notes on Contributors Table of Cases Table of Legislation 1 General Introduction   Shimon Shetreet Part 1 Democracy, Rule of Law and Judicial Independence in Challenging Times 2 The Judiciary in Malta in Historical and Comparative Prespective   Vincent A. De Gaetano 3 Analysis of the Major Contemporary Threats and Challenges to the Independence of Justice   Diego Garcia–Sayan 4 Judicial Independence in the Face of Political Impunity   Tassaduq Hussain Jillani 5 Judicial Independence and Political Impunity A Brief Rejoinder from India   Arghya Sengupta 6 The Contribution of the Jurisprudence of the Supreme Court to the Protection of Social Rights   Justice Yosef Elron 7 Theory of Separation of Powers and Its Development in England   Shimon Shetreet Part 2 Measuring and Evaluation of the Justice System 8 Measuring Justice and Judicial Independence The Impracticable Imperative   Hiram E. Chodosh and Eric Helland 9 Artificial Intelligence and the Judiciary   Lord John Thomas 10 Evaluation and Measurement of Courts   Yigal Mersel 11 Scientific Evidence in Courts of Law An Overview   Jay Levinson, Eti Buchnik, Barak Ariel and Abraham J. Domb Part 3 Contemporary Challenges of Judicial Independence 12 Contemporary Challenges to Israeli Judiciary Proposed Judicial Reform   Shimon Shetreet 13 Public Opinion and Public Trust in the Israeli Judiciary   Nir Atmor and Menachem Hofnung 14 The Struggle for the Independence of the Judiciary in the Palestinian Authority   Haim Sandberg 15 The Legitimacy of Judge’s Consultation with Colleagues and External Experts   David Cheshin 16 Challenging the Traditional System of Appointment of Judges to the Federal Supreme Court in Switzerland   Gian Andrea Danuser Part 4 eli – Mount Scopus Project on Standards of Judicial Independence 17 The Significance of Developing International and European Standards of Judicial Independence The eli Mt Scopus Project   Shimon Shetreet 18 European Standards of Judicial Independence – Lessons from the Court of Justice of the European Union   Sophie Turenne 19 Judicial Self-governing Bodies Instruments of Independence or Path to Ossification?   Giuseppe Franco Ferrari 20 Challenges to Judicial Structural Independence in Slovenia   Marko Novak 21 The Challenge of Balancing Between Universality and Particularity in Shaping International Standards of Judicial Independence   Shimon Shetreet Part 5 Contemporary Issues on the Role of the Judiciary Constitutional Position of the Judiciary 22 The Struggle for Judicial Independence The Supreme Court as a Constitutional Beacon in El Salvador   Mónica Castillejos-Aragón 23 Jointly and Severally The Relationship between the President of the Supreme Court and the Minister of Justice of Israel   Shimon Shetreet 24 Court Packing and Judicial Independence An American Perspective   Jonathan L. Entin 25 The Dysfunctions of the Courts and Judicial Role   Maimon Schwarzschild 26 The Role of the Judge in Jewish Law   Shimon Shetreet Part 6 Honouring 40 Years of Pursuit of Judicial Independence of jiwp 27 The Work on Promoting Judicial Independence of the International Association on Judicial Independence and Its President Prof. Shimon Shetreet   Daphna Lewinsohn Zamir 28 Contribution of Shimon Shetreet to Public and Constitutional Law   Yoav Dotan 29 Our Pursuit of Judicial Independence Tribute to Shimon Shetreet on the 40th/75th Dual Anniversary   Hiram Chodosh 30 Defending the Independence of Judges and Lawyers in Challenging Times   Diego Garcia–Sayan 31 Promoting Judicial Independence at the National and International Level   Eliezer Rivlin 32 The Role of the Bar in Defending the Rule of Law in Israel   Avi Himi and Israeli Bar 33 A Note on Judicial Review of Government Decisions An Ancient Jewish Perspective   Asher Axelrod 34 Personal Reflections on Judicial Independence Historical Lessons and Contemporary Challenges   Shimon Shetreet Part 7 Appendices Appendix 1 Mount Scopus International Standards of Judicial Independence Appendix 2 Bologna Milano Global Code of Judicial Ethics 2015 Appendix 3 The New Delhi Code of Minimum Standards of Judicial Independence (Adopted by the iba New Delhi Convention 1982) Appendix 4 Montreal Universal Declaration on the Independence of Justice Appendix 5 UN Basic Principles on the Independence of Judges and Lawyers Appendix 6 United Kingdom Supreme Court Guide to Judicial Conduct (2019) Appendix 7 Code of Conduct for the Justices of the Federal Constitutional Court of Germany Index

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Shimon Shetreet, is the Greenblatt Chair of Public and International Law at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel (emeritus). He is a Member of the Royal Flemish Academy of Arts and sciences of Belgium and the author and editor of many books on the judiciary. He is the President of the International Association of Judicial Independence and World Peace and the leader of the International Project of Judicial Independence and the Mt Scopus International Standards of Judicial Independence 2008. Between 1988 and 1996 he served as a Member of the Israeli Parliament, and was a cabinet minister under Yitzhak Rabin and Shimon Peres. He also served as Senior Deputy Mayor of Jerusalem. He was a Judge of the Standard Contract Court and served as a member of the Chief Justice Landau Commission on the Israeli Court System. Received the International Jurist Association Award 2011 New Delhi. Hiram E. Chodosh, holds a BA degree from Wesleyan University and a JD degree from Yale University. He is President and Professor of Claremont McKena College, he served as Professor and Director of the Frederick K. Cox International Law Center at Case Western Reserve University School of Law, Dean of the S. J. Quinney College of Law at the University of Utah, and Hugh B. Brown Endowed Presidential Professor of Law and Senior Presidential Adviser on Global Strategy. President Chodosh served as Fulbright Senior Scholar in India and received the Gandhi Peace award.

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