Accountability of Judicial Power

This book brings together a group of international scholars to discuss theoretical and comparative considerations of judicial accountability in light of recent research, including studies on the crisis of the rule of law in the contemporary world. It provides a detailed consideration of specific accountability mechanisms.

Autorentext

Piotr Mikuli is a full professor of law at the Jagiellonian University in Kraków.

Inhalt

1. Introduction: Conceptualizing Accountability of the Judiciary; Part I: Theoretical Insights; 2. Accountability of the Judiciary as a Constitutional Value; 3. Constitutional identity as an Actor of Judicial Accountability; Part: II Standards; 4. EU standards regarding individual accountability of judges; 5. Challenges of Disciplinary Liability of Judges and Public Prosecutors; 6. In Search of Standards for Judicial Immunity; Part III: Quis custodiet ipsos custodes? 7. Making Constitutional Judges Accountable for Deliberating: Three Hypotheses and Possible Research; 8. How to Hold Constitution's Defenders Accountable? Reflections on the Specificity of the Constitutional Judges' Accountability; Part IV: Samples of Accountability Mechanisms; 9. Autonomy and Boundedness as Internal Values in the Practice of the Court of Justice of the European Union; 10. Vetting as Judicial Integrity Enhancement Tool; 11. The Conundrum of Judicial Accountability and Independence in Military Courts from a Comparative Perspective; 12. Judicial Financial Autonomy: how the Performance-based Budgeting Can Impact on Independence and Accountability of Judges