Judicial Independence in the Age of Democracy: Critical Perspectives from Around the World (Constitutionalism and Democracy)

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. Russells 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. Russells conclusion compares these various regimes in light of his own analytical framework.