The Politics of Judicial Independence in the UK's Changing Constitution

Graham Gee is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Birmingham. Robert Hazell is Professor of Government and the Constitution and Director of the Constitution Unit at University College London. Kate Malleson is Professor of Law at Queen Mary, University of London. Patrick O'Brien is a Fellow in Law at the London School of Economics and Political Science.

• Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. The politics of judicial independence and accountability; 3. The new Lord Chancellors and the Executive; 4. The courts service, salaries and pensions; 5. Relations between judges and parliament; 6. Judicial leadership and the internal governance of the Judiciary; 7. Judicial appointments; 8. The UK Supreme Court; 9. Scotland and Northern Ireland; 10. Conclusion.

'The book is perhaps most refreshing when adopting its 'political lens' method. It is a subject that frequently might be examined in an overly legalistic manner. Their 'political lens' encourages the authors to locate politics, politicians, and political processes at the heart of the study of independence and accountability, and not merely by examining the discourses of judges. In so doing, independence and accountability are viewed as political achievements.' Jim McConalogue, The Journal of Politics