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Part of the book series: Beiträge zum ausländischen öffentlichen Recht und Völkerrecht (BEITRÄGE, volume 233)
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Table of contents (29 chapters)
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Judicial Independence in Comparative Analysis
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New Challenges in Established Democracies
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Transitional Processes in New Member States of the EU
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About this book
Strengthening the rule of law has become a key factor for the transition to democracy and the protection of human rights. Though its significance has materialized in international standard setting, the question of implementation is largely unexplored. This book describes judicial independence as a central aspect of the rule of law in different stages of transition to democracy. The collection of state-specific studies explores the legal situation of judiciaries in twenty states from North America, over Western, Central and South-Eastern Europe to post-Soviet states and engages in a comparative legal analysis. Through a detailed account of the current situation it takes stocks, considers advances in and shortcomings of judicial reform and offers advice for future strategies. The book shows that the implementation of judicial independence requires continuous efforts, not only in countries in transition but also in established democracies which are confronted with ever new challenges.
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This book was cited by the European Court of Human Rights in the case of OLEKSANDR VOLKOV v. UKRAINE (Application no. 21722/11) 9 January 2013, footnote 1.
http://hudoc.echr.coe.int/sites/eng/pages/search.aspx?i=001-115871
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Judicial Independence in Transition
Editors: Anja Seibert-Fohr
Series Title: Beiträge zum ausländischen öffentlichen Recht und Völkerrecht
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-28299-7
Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg
eBook Packages: Humanities, Social Sciences and Law, Law and Criminology (R0)
Copyright Information: Max-Planck-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der Wissenschaften e.V. 2012
eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-28299-7Published: 25 April 2012
Series ISSN: 0172-4770
Series E-ISSN: 2197-7135
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIII, 1378
Number of Illustrations: 6 b/w illustrations