Judicial Independence in the Age of Democracy: Critical Perspectives from around the World

by Peter H. Russell (Editor), David M. O'Brien (Editor)

Overview

This collection of essays by leading scholars of constitutional law looks at a critical component of constitutional democracy—judicial independence—from an international comparative perspective. Peter H. Russell's introduction outlines a general theory of judicial independence, while the contributors analyze a variety of regimes from the United States and Latin America to Russia and Eastern Europe, Western Europe and the United Kingdom, Australia, Israel, Japan, and South Africa. Russell's conclusion compares these various regimes in light of his own analytical framework.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780813920153
Publisher:	University of Virginia Press
Publication date:	03/29/2001
Series:	Constitutionalism and Democracy
Pages:	325
Product dimensions:	6.40(w) x 9.30(h) x 1.20(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Peter H. Russell, Professor of Political Science Emeritus at the University of Toronto, is author of seven books on the judiciary, constitutional issues, and democracy.

David M. O'Brien, Leone Reaves and George W. Spicer Professor at the University of Virginia, is author of numerous publications, including Storm Center: The Supreme Court in American Politics.

Editorial Reviews

This collection of studies by leading scholars of constitutional law looks at a critical component of constitutional democracy, judicial independence, from an international comparative perspective. An introduction outlines a general theory of judicial independence, while contributors analyze a variety of regimes from the US, Latin America, Eastern and Western Europe, Israel, Japan, and South Africa. A conclusion compares various regimes. Russell is affiliated with the University of Toronto. O'Brien teaches at the University of Virginia. Material originated with the work of the International Political Science Association's Research Committee on Comparative Judicial Politics. Chapters were delivered as papers at 1996 and 1998 meetings. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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