In Australia the appointment of judges is, by constitution or statute, universally the responsibility of the executive branch. The federal government handles all such matters relating to the High Court, the Federal Court, the Family Court and other federal judicial bodies. State governments exercise similar authority over the state supreme courts, district and magistrates' courts. All appointments are formally made by the Governor-General, or the Governor, in Council..
This article develops a first principles conception of judicial independence. It does so by way of s...
Judges fulfil a fundamental constitutional role in democratic systems. Most research on judges, thou...
The South African Special Investigating Units and Special Tribunals Act (SIU Act) empowered the Pres...
Admission to practice law in Australia falls under the general supervisory power of supreme court ju...
The article argues for reform in the process by which members of the Australian judiciary are select...
This paper outlines the present system of judicial appointments in NSW and other Australian jurisdic...
The framers of the Australian Constitution entrenched the principle of separation of powers—specific...
This paper sets out ways in which the work of the High Court is political and argues that the method...
This book is a comparative study of judge-managed court systems across Australia, Europe and North A...
Australian courts - and the High Court in particular - are another political institution (Chapter 2)...
This is an updated guide to, and analysis of Australian courts and tribunals, their jurisdiction and...
We examine whether Justices appointed to the High Court of Australia are more likely to find in favo...
Judicial independence is universally recognised as a necessary attribute of any society that claims ...
This article proffers an alternative system for handling complaints about the judiciary, tailored to...
The appointment of a judge, regardless of the process followed, is a political act. With the global ...
This article develops a first principles conception of judicial independence. It does so by way of s...
Judges fulfil a fundamental constitutional role in democratic systems. Most research on judges, thou...
The South African Special Investigating Units and Special Tribunals Act (SIU Act) empowered the Pres...
Admission to practice law in Australia falls under the general supervisory power of supreme court ju...
The article argues for reform in the process by which members of the Australian judiciary are select...
This paper outlines the present system of judicial appointments in NSW and other Australian jurisdic...
The framers of the Australian Constitution entrenched the principle of separation of powers—specific...
This paper sets out ways in which the work of the High Court is political and argues that the method...
This book is a comparative study of judge-managed court systems across Australia, Europe and North A...
Australian courts - and the High Court in particular - are another political institution (Chapter 2)...
This is an updated guide to, and analysis of Australian courts and tribunals, their jurisdiction and...
We examine whether Justices appointed to the High Court of Australia are more likely to find in favo...
Judicial independence is universally recognised as a necessary attribute of any society that claims ...
This article proffers an alternative system for handling complaints about the judiciary, tailored to...
The appointment of a judge, regardless of the process followed, is a political act. With the global ...
This article develops a first principles conception of judicial independence. It does so by way of s...
Judges fulfil a fundamental constitutional role in democratic systems. Most research on judges, thou...
The South African Special Investigating Units and Special Tribunals Act (SIU Act) empowered the Pres...