Search results for: “judicial independence”

  • Judicial Independence

    From the article "Judicial Appointments and Judicial Independence", authored by Tom Ginsburg for US Institute for Peace (January 2009) "Judicial independence is a central goal of most legal systems, and systems of appointment are seen as a crucial mechanism to achieve this […]

  • Judicial Review

    Introduction The U.S. case Marbury v. Madison (1803) held that the power of a court to decide what is the meaning of the American Constitution was implicit in an independent judiciary. This power of judicial review in the U.S. was a unique feature of the U.S. constitutionalism well into the […]

  • Independence of the Judiciary

    Hierarchical Display of Independence of the judiciary Law > Organisation of the legal system > Legal systemPolitics > Political framework > Political philosophy > Separation of powers Independence of the judiciary Concept of Independence of the judiciary See the dictionary definition of […]

  • Independence of the Judiciary

    Hierarchical Display of Independence of the judiciary Law > Organisation of the legal system > Legal systemPolitics > Political framework > Political philosophy > Separation of powers Independence of the judiciary Concept of Independence of the judiciary See the dictionary definition of […]

  • Judicial Power

    The Legal History of Judicial Power This section provides an overview of Judicial Power Resources See Also JudiCiary Acts Resources See Also Legal Biography Legal Traditions Historical Laws History of Law Further Reading Judicial Power in the Oxford International Encyclopedia of Legal […]

  • Judicial Review of Federal Laws

    Lüth Case (Germany) In relation to the lüth case (Germany) and constitutional law, Stephan Jaggi[1] made the following observation: The Federal Constitutional Court of Germany's (Bundesverfassungsgericht) (BVerfG) Lüth decision of 15 January 1958 must be viewed against the historical […]

  • Judicial Review of Federal Laws

    Lüth Case (Germany) In relation to the lüth case (Germany) and constitutional law, Stephan Jaggi[1] made the following observation: The Federal Constitutional Court of Germany's (Bundesverfassungsgericht) (BVerfG) Lüth decision of 15 January 1958 must be viewed against the historical […]

  • Dictionary of Law consisting of Judicial Definitions and Explanations of Words, Phrases and Maxims

    Dictionary of Law consisting of Judicial Definitions and Explanations of Words, Phrases and Maxims Full Title A Dictionary of Law, Consisting of Judicial Definitions and Explanations of Words, Phrases and Maxims and an Exposition of the Principles of Law: Comprising a Dictionary and Compendium of American and English Jurisprudence Details Author: William C. Anderson (United…

  • Judicial Appointments

    Judicial Appointments Vacant Seat Latin for “vacant seat,” sede vacante is most often used to describe the period when no pope is presiding in Rome. But it might also describe the anticipation of waiting for smoke signals, for example, from U.S. State Governors’s office when a vacancy occurs on the State Supreme Court. Judicial Appointments…

  • Judicial Appointments

    Judicial Appointments Vacant Seat Latin for “vacant seat,” sede vacante is most often used to describe the period when no pope is presiding in Rome. But it might also describe the anticipation of waiting for smoke signals, for example, from U.S. State Governors’s office when a vacancy occurs on the State Supreme Court. Judicial Appointments…

  • Judicial Self-Appointment

    Judicial Self-Appointment From the article “Judicial Appointments and Judicial Independence”, authored by Tom Ginsburg for US Institute for Peace (January 2009): “In some countries in the common law tradition, the judiciary has become effectively self-appointing. For example, in India, the higher judiciary is appointed by the President after “consultation” with the Supreme Court and this…

  • Judicial Councils

    Judicial Councils From the article “Judicial Appointments and Judicial Independence”, authored by Tom Ginsburg for US Institute for Peace (January 2009): “Judicial councils are bodies that are designed to insulate the functions of appointment, promotion, and discipline of judges from the partisan political process while ensuring some level of accountability. Judicial councils lie somewhere in…

  • Judicial Elections

    Judicial Elections From the article “Judicial Appointments and Judicial Independence”, authored by Tom Ginsburg for the US Institute for Peace (January 2009): “Each American state has its own state judiciary, with its own system of appointment. These systems have varied over time and many of them, though not all, involve elections of judges. Electoral systems…

  • Judicial Elections

    Judicial Elections From the article “Judicial Appointments and Judicial Independence”, authored by Tom Ginsburg for the US Institute for Peace (January 2009): “Each American state has its own state judiciary, with its own system of appointment. These systems have varied over time and many of them, though not all, involve elections of judges. Electoral systems…

  • Judicial Training

    Judicial Training Purposes of Judicial Training A judicial training program is normally intended to improve performance by: (a) preparing newly appointed judges and other auxiliary employees of the justice system for their duties; (b) guaranteeing greater uniformity and predictability of decisions; (c) updating judges in new methods, laws, and related areas of knowledge required in…