Sentences with phrase «as judicial independence»

The Cato Institute «s new release, Economic Freedom Of The World: 2008 Annual Report, gives Hong Kong as the highest rating in the world, largely based on legal factors such as judicial independence.

several constitutional principles other than the rule of law that have been recognized by this Court — most notably democracy and constitutionalism — very strongly favour upholding the validity of legislation that conforms to the express terms of the Constitution (and to the requirements, such as judicial independence, that flow by necessary implication from those terms).

One needs to look no further than the respected and independent Freedom House rankings that show Georgia's improvement in areas such as judicial independence and document severe backsliding in Russia.

How safe is the framework of separation of powers and the critical concepts it protects, such as judicial independence, if so much of the citizenry does not even know the system exists — or what its role is?

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Criticism of the scope of judicial power is often perceived by its partisans as, in effect, attacking the independence of the judiciary or even the ideal of judicial independence.

Opponents see bills as an erosion of judicial independence under populist Law and Justice party

The Polish parliament has approved government proposals to hand the ruling Law and Justice party (PiS) effective control of judicial appointments and the supreme court, in a move seen by critics as an erosion of judicial independence.

And Mr. Boyle will appear on the Independence Party line as a judicial candidate for State Supreme Court.

They were also exposed to improving access to justice: the role of the media as a partner, press freedom and responsible journalism: Is the media a threat to judicial independence and the role of the public complaint unit in effective justice delivery.

Onnoghen, who had served in acting capacity for four months, had his appointment confirmed by the Bukola Saraki - led Senate after series of questions which bordered on independence of the judiciary, judicial reforms, corruption in the Judiciary as well as disobedience of Court orders.

As a result, Meyer will then be able to decline the Independence line in the executive race due to running for a judicial post; Meyer also is expected to decline the Reform Party nomination.

Linda Murray, Candidate for NYS Supreme Court, 9th Judicial District (Republican, Independence, Conservative) During the past 20 years I have served as a Queens County Prosecutor, Trial Attorney, Municipal Attorney, and attorney in private practice.

Posts about the debate over whether law societies should accept degrees from faith - based university Trinity Western with its controversial community covenant as well as matters involving judicial appointments and independence also feature on this list.

All codes of judicial conduct espouse the values of judicial independence, impartiality, integrity, diligence and competence, as evidenced by The Bangalore Principles of Judicial Conduct (2002), which was signed by the chief justices of 29 cojudicial conduct espouse the values of judicial independence, impartiality, integrity, diligence and competence, as evidenced by The Bangalore Principles of Judicial Conduct (2002), which was signed by the chief justices of 29 cojudicial independence, impartiality, integrity, diligence and competence, as evidenced by The Bangalore Principles of Judicial Conduct (2002), which was signed by the chief justices of 29 coJudicial Conduct (2002), which was signed by the chief justices of 29 countries.

As former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor wrote in 2008: «Judicial independence does not just happen all by itself.

As Hamilton stressed, judicial independence is deeply interwoven with the ideals of democracy.

Over the next several months, we will publish thoughtful pieces written by lawyers, judges, and others that delve into various subtopics of judicial independence, including such characteristics as fairness, impartiality, access to justice, and adherence to the rule of law.

Because of how the principle of judicial independence is interpreted by courts, the original trial judge in this case could not be asked why it had taken 9 months to reach a verdict, and could not be questioned whether the delay was due to the complexity of the case, the judge's workload, or other personal reasons, such as illness.

In this respect, the AGBC's position that as long as the government does not interfere with the cases the court is permitted to hear judicial independence is respected, is an inappropriately constricted view of the court's constitutional place.

As you can see, social media and social media content raise serious issues for the judiciary, with regards to independence, integrity and ethical standards, admissibility of evidence, the availability of ex parte information, the extent of judicial notice, practice rules, the right to a fair trial and juror conduct.

However, David Thomas, doyen of sentencing experts, having expressed his opposition to the whole idea of a Sentencing Commission, said that if one was established, he had «grave doubts about the wisdom of involving serving senior judges in the activities of such a body... as there is a tendency to confuse the roles of the judges in their different capacities and a consequent tendency to compromise judicial independence.»

That statement told me that the judges were likely caught somewhat by surprise by the announcement or by the contents of the Green Paper, specifically its identification of judicial independence as a challenge to reform.

Writing in this week's NLJ, columnist Jon Robins notes that he spoke up for the principle of judicial independence during the Article 50 Supreme Court case last November, when the Daily Mail attacked the judges as «Enemies of the people».

«The ABA denounces this move as an attack on judicial independence,» Bass said in the statement.

Judicial control over the matters [of] assignment of judges, sittings of the court, and court lists — as well as the related matters of allocation of court rooms and direction of the administrative staff engaged in carrying out these functions, has generally been considered the essential or minimum requirement for institutional or «collective» independence.»

Courts» inherent or implied jurisdiction does not allow courts «to enter the field of political matters such as the allocation of public funds, absent a Charter challenge or concern for judicial independence» (para 41).

In November 2000, Mike Manners was appointed by Missouri Governor Roger Wilson to serve as a Circuit Court Judge with the 16th Judicial Circuit, Division 2 in Independence.

Is that reluctance consistent with the inherent jurisdiction of the court, judicial independence and the independence of the bar as formal (or informal) constitutional ideals?

[48] An interesting historical note — this letter was originally drafted by those in the Office of the Chief Justice of the Provincial Division and serves as a strong indication of the Court's commitment to judicial independence and its growing reputation.

The Lord Chief Justice, Lord Judge has paid tribute to judicial independence as scandal embroils press, politicians and police

Data is relatively limited and fairly dated as to the diversity composition of various state benches; most authorities cite a report by the American Bar Association Standing Committee on Judicial Independence (first published in 2004 and updated last in 2010) or a 2009 compilation of data by the American Judicature Society.

Judicial independence allows the courts to serve as a check on the political branches, when necessary, to protect individual rights.

A judge may participate in electronic social networking, but as with all social relationships and contacts, a judge must comply with relevant provisions of the Code of Judicial Conduct and avoid any conduct that would undermine the judge's independence, integrity, or impartiality, or create an appearance of impropriety.

These attacks on judicial independence come as President Donald Trump and Attorney General Jeff Sessions have also questioned the very legitimacy of federal judges who rule against the administration.

But because of the blurred line between law, policy and morality, the centrality of judicial independence, and the unique ability of judges to speak to certain moral and political issues, we must not label every obiter comment by a judge as misconduct.

Describing the ICC as «European - driven, African - focused and irretrievably flawed», pro-Khartoum writer and publicist David Hoile said its «claims to international jurisdiction and judicial independence are institutionally flawed and the Court's approach has been marred by blatant double standards and serious judicial irregularities».

This is precisely the sort of attack on the impartiality of the judiciary that defenders of judicial independence such as me loathe and rise to condemn.

«The New York State Bar Association has long supported judicial independence as essential to maintaining the rule of law and protecting individual rights.

In November 2000, Mike was appointed by Missouri Governor Roger Wilson to serve as a Circuit Court Judge with the 16th Judicial Circuit, Division 2 in Independence.

The Moroccan constitution provides for an independent judiciary, and, as in previous years, NGOs asserted that corruption and extrajudicial influence weakened judicial independence.

In the final paragraph, EPLAW therefore «urges the Council to use this opportunity to propose an amendment to Article 11 EPC and in any event to critically review the Guidelines for Investigation [the basis on which the suspension happened] so as to avoid any further concern with respect to the principle of judicial independence at the EPO.»

I regard this as a blot on judicial independence which should not be tolerated, and it speaks loudly of the misconception that the governmental authorities, who are responsible in this matter, have of the meaning of judicial independence.

[6] Great care is taken in the introduction to Bigelow's book — even though it is intended only as a guide — to reassure readers that judicial independence is of primary concern: «Each magistrate, of course, must in each case make up his own mind not only as to sentence, but also as to questions of law.»

Ironically, however, in the ECJ context, it is the absence of dissent that is thought to preserve judicial independence, as a single collegiate opinion is said to shield judges from national political pressures.

As a result, a large and ever - increasing body of literature has developed on matters relating to judicial appointments, judicial independence, judicial policymaking and the like.

As lawyer Abdullah Khalil writes in Judges and Political Reform in Egypt, since its creation in 1875, the niyaba «has been trapped between the executive and the judicial authority and has lacked real independence from the Ministry of Justice.»

It introduces students to the role of judges within our judicial system, and encourages exploration of important concepts such as the rule of law, judicial independence and judicial impartiality.

an infringement of judicial independence can only be justified where there are «dire and exceptional financial emergencies caused by extraordinary circumstances such as the outbreak of war or imminent bankruptcy»

As recent decisions demonstrate, our current Supreme Court judges are the model of judicial independence.

The Conférence des juges de paix magistrats du Québec and several presiding justices of the peace («PJPs») filed a motion to strike down provisions of the Act to amend the Courts of Justice Act and other legislative provisions as regards the status of justices of the peace («the Act») and the Courts of Justice Act on the ground the scheme established by the impugned provisions did not guarantee judicial independence.