Are the courts our friend or our foe?
This book has three parts:
Part I considers the case for judicial independence
Part II looks at the question 'Is judicial independence under threat?' Part III reflects on whether judicial independence be defended and protected.
Prompted by the constitutional crisis following the referendum of 2016, the Foundation for Law Justice and Society convened
the second Putney Debates. Now convened on an annual basis, they provide a forum each year for the discussion of matters of constitutional importance. The original Putney Debates were held in St Mary’s Church, Putney in 1647.
The Civil War had been won, the King was held prisoner, the New
Model
Army was in control. In late October of that year, the weekly
meeting of
the High Council of the New Model Army, under the
chairmanship of
Oliver Cromwell, together with several civilians,
turned into a debate
about the constitution. This is perhaps the only
occasion in modern
history that a constitutional convention has been
held on the English
constitution.
Edited by:
DJ Galligan (University of Oxford UK)
Imprint: Hart Publishing
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions:
Height: 234mm,
Width: 156mm,
Spine: 25mm
Weight: 454g
ISBN: 9781509952694
ISBN 10: 1509952691
Pages: 264
Publication Date: 18 May 2023
Audience:
College/higher education
,
Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
The People and the Courts: An Introduction DJ Galligan, University of Oxford, UK 1. The Case for Judicial Independence in the Age of Populism Robert J Sharpe, University of Toronto, Canada 2. Judicial Independence and Perceptions of Legitimacy Nick Friedman, University of Cambridge, UK 3. The Judicialisation of Politics and Threats to Judicial Independence: When Should We Cry Wolf? Ezequiel Gonzalez-Ocantos, University of Oxford, UK 4. Judicial Independence and Transformative Constitutionalism: Squaring the Circle of Legitimacy Daniel Butt, University of Oxford, UK 5. Self-Fulfilling Prophecies: Populism and Judicial Independence in Europe Bogdan Iancu, University of Bucharest, Romania 6. Judicial Independence: The View from Israel Amir Paz-Fuchs, Sussex University, UK 7. The Nature of Judicial Review in America John W Adams, Rutgers University, USA 8. Under Pressure: Building Judicial Resistance to Political Inference Katarína Šipulová, Masaryk University, Czech Republic 9. Transparency in the 'Fairyland Duchy of Luxembourg' Catherine Barnard, University of Cambridge, UK 10. From Mystery to Transparency: How Judges Promote Public Understanding of the Judicial Role Paul Magrath, Incorporated Council of Law Reporting, UK 11. Legal Elites, Lord Chancellors and Judicial Independence Graham Gee, Sheffield University, UK 12. Ally or Enemy, Friend or Foe DJ Galligan, University of Oxford, UK
DJ Galligan is Professor of Socio-Legal Studies Emeritus at the University of Oxford and Professorial Fellow Emeritus of Wolfson College, Oxford, UK.
