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Perceptions of the Independence of Judges in Europe : Congruence of Society and Judiciary.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: van Dijk, Frans.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing AG, 2020.
Edition:1st ed.
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Table of Contents:
  • Intro
  • Preface
  • Contents
  • List of Figures
  • List of Tables
  • 1 Introduction
  • Reference
  • 2 Judicial Independence and Perceptions of Judicial Independence
  • 2.1 Relevance of Perceptions of Judicial Independence
  • 2.1.1 Independence and Impartiality
  • 2.2 Formation of Perceptions of Independence
  • 2.3 Independence, Trust and Legitimacy
  • 2.3.1 Trust and Legitimacy
  • 2.3.2 Empirical Relationship Between Independence and Trust
  • 2.4 Behaviour of the Judiciary to Enhance Independence
  • 2.4.1 Multi-level Governance
  • 2.5 Alignment of Judiciary and Society
  • References
  • 3 Perceptions of Judicial Independence in European Countries
  • 3.1 Surveys About Independence
  • 3.2 Independence as Perceived by Judges
  • 3.3 Independence as Perceived by Lawyers
  • 3.4 Independence as Perceived by the General Public
  • 3.5 Independence as Perceived by Companies
  • 3.6 Independence as Perceived by the Users of the Court
  • 3.7 Explanations of the Differences of Perceptions
  • References
  • 4 Perceptions of Lay Judges About Independence of the Judiciary
  • 4.1 Lay Judges and Judicial Independence
  • 4.2 Interaction of Lay Judges and Professional Judges
  • 4.3 What Do Lay Judges Think About Professional Judges?
  • References
  • 5 Respect for Judicial Independence
  • 5.1 Respect for Independence by Categories of Actors
  • 5.2 Content of Respect for Independence
  • 5.3 Differences Among Countries
  • References
  • 6 Independence and Trust
  • 6.1 Connection Between Independence and Trust
  • 6.2 Trust in National Institutions
  • 6.2.1 Trust, Knowledge and Politicization
  • 6.3 Trust in Multi-level Governance
  • 6.4 Trust and Respect of Independence
  • References
  • 7 Judiciary in Democracy: Alignment and Disconnect
  • 7.1 Definition of Lack of Alignment and Disconnect
  • 7.2 Alignment in Groups of Countries.
  • 7.3 Causes of Disconnect and Lack of Alignment
  • 7.4 Consequences of Disconnect and Lack of Alignment
  • 7.5 Judiciary in a Democracy
  • References
  • Index.

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