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The Myth of Judicial Independence
This book contests the existence of "judicial independence". It maintains that civil servants, historically and up to the present day, have advanced executive mission-creep and eroded common law principles via their influence over the Judges' Rules.
| Author(s) | By Mike McConville (Founding Dean, Founding Dean, Faculty of Law, The Chinese University of Hong Kong), Luke Marsh (Associate Professor, Associate Professor, Faculty of Law, The Chinese University of Hong Kong). |
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| Publisher | Oxford University Press |
| Format | Hardback |
| Pages | 336 |
| Published in | United Kingdom |
| Published | 29 Jun 2020 |
| Availability | Out of stock |
This book contests the existence of "judicial independence". It maintains that civil servants, historically and up to the present day, have advanced executive mission-creep and eroded common law principles via their influence over the Judges' Rules.
1: Introduction and Overview 2: The Management of Criminal Justice: An Early Challenge 3: The Origin of the Judges' Rules 4: The Aftermath: 1918-1960 5: The First Draft: The Judges and the Home Office 6: The War of Attrition and the Vanquishing of th
Mike McConville is Honorary Professor at the University of Nottingham and Founding Dean of the faculty of law, at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. Mike has been the Head of Law at the University of Warwick, the City University of Hong Kong, and the Ch
