Independence of the judiciary
- Created by: Isabella
- Created on: 10-05-13 11:51
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- Indepedence of the judiciary
- How independence is threatened
- The PM has a veto over senior appointments of judges
- Increasing political dialogue between judges and politicians
- How they are independent
- the Appointments Commission can object senior judge appointments
- No servant of government can interefere with the result of a court case or comment on it in public or Parliament
- Keep quiet on court cases
- All senior judges have been courtroom lawyers
- Have a level of expertise
- Judges cannot be removed from office on the grounds of the decisions they make
- Why they need to be indepedent
- They cannot collude with government
- Make a deal with Government to approve of their policies
- Everyone has the right to a fair trial
- Assures that there is no bias against anyone- why judges like jury
- To provide a check on government and have no political bias
- Assures that they can't be bought by a political party
- They cannot collude with government
- How independence is threatened
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