Fighting for Justice

Elizabeth Gibson-Morgan is Professor in Law and Languages at the University of Poitiers and at the Bordeaux Law School. She is a Visiting Senior Research Fellow at King’s College, London.

• List of AbbreviationsIntroduction: Judges’ common threats and challenges, Elizabeth Gibson-MorganPart One: Judicial IndependenceChapter One: Reflections on judges in civil law and common law countries, Lord JudgeChapter Two: A Customary Scale of Punishment; Judicial Sentencing in England and Wales, Victor BaileyChapter Three: National perceptions of Judges and Lawyers in the UK, Matthias KellyChapter Four: Judicial independence in Spain, Ana Maria Neira-Pena and David Soto DiazPart Two: Judicial DiversityChapter Five: Diversity and Judicial Independence in Denmark, Peter GjørtlerChapter Six: Diversity and Judicial Independence in Quebec and Canada, Michel MorinPart Three: Access to JusticeChapter Seven: Judging access to justice: the case of the United Kingdom and France, Géraldine Gadbin-GeorgeChapter Eight: Demystifying the laws and the work of judges in Wales, Milwyn JarmanPart Four: Judicial training reformChapter Nine: The status and influence of judges of France and of common law jurisdictions: Recruitment, training and reform, Winston RoddickChapter Ten: The Declaration of Judicial Training Principles: Judicial Training ‘as part of the judicial role’, Benoît ChamouardConclusion: Elizabeth Gibson-MorganBibliographyIndex

Fighting For Justice ‘This impressive collection of essays is an important reminder of the pressures to which the rule of law is subject. The expert contributors, speaking from a wide range of different perspectives, demonstrate how these challenges can be overcome and, in the process, provide valuable insights into how judges and justice work.’ - Lord Lloyd-Jones, Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom ‘This collection of essays is a timely analysis of the centrality of an independent judiciary to a democracy. It offers a powerful insight into the pressures as they arise in Canada, Denmark, England, France, Spain and Wales, and a cross-jurisdictional approach to issues such as diversity, political neutrality and training.