TY - BOOK ID - 80750503 TI - Perceptions of the independence of judges in Europe : congruence of society and judiciary PY - 2021 SN - 3030631435 3030631427 PB - Springer Nature DB - UniCat KW - Political science. KW - Legislative bodies. KW - Law—Philosophy. KW - Law. KW - Political Science. KW - Legislative and Executive Politics. KW - Theories of Law, Philosophy of Law, Legal History. KW - Administration KW - Civil government KW - Commonwealth, The KW - Government KW - Political theory KW - Political thought KW - Politics KW - Science, Political KW - Social sciences KW - State, The KW - Bicameralism KW - Legislatures KW - Parliaments KW - Unicameral legislatures KW - Constitutional law KW - Estates (Social orders) KW - Representative government and representation KW - Acts, Legislative KW - Enactments, Legislative KW - Laws (Statutes) KW - Legislative acts KW - Legislative enactments KW - Jurisprudence KW - Legislation KW - Political Science KW - Legislative and Executive Politics KW - Theories of Law, Philosophy of Law, Legal History KW - Executive Politics KW - Open Access KW - judicial independence KW - European judiciary KW - lay judges KW - public trust in the judiciary KW - respect for judicial independence KW - democracy and the judiciary KW - perceptions KW - trust KW - impartiality KW - multilevel governance KW - judges KW - lawyers KW - citizens KW - civil servants KW - court users KW - politicians KW - survey KW - independence KW - Political science & theory KW - Political structure & processes KW - Methods, theory & philosophy of law KW - Judicial independence UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:80750503 AB - “In his important book Frans van Dijk changes the usual focus on rules of independence in European countries to the perceptions of independence. This book is a very relevant and timely wake-up call for judges and judicial councils alike. Should be a mandatory read for them all. Highly recommended.” — Kees Sterk, Endowed Professor of Administration of European Justice, Maastricht University, the Netherlands, and former President of the European network of Councils for the Judiciary “Frans van Dijk`s book puts the focus on perception of judicial independence. The book is highly recommended and should be mandatory reading for all European judges, particularly in times when judicial independence is challenged in so many European countries.” —Wiggo Storhaug Larsen, Appeal Court Judge and President of the Norwegian Judges Association This open access book is about the perception of the independence of the judiciary in Europe. Do citizens and judges see its independence in the same way? Do judges feel that their independence is respected by the users of the courts, by the leadership of the courts and by politicians? Does the population trust the judiciary more than other public institutions, or less? How does independence of the judiciary work at the national level and at the level of the European Union? These interrelated questions are particularly relevant in times when the independence of the judiciary is under political pressure in several countries in the European Union, giving way to illiberal democracy. Revealing surveys among judges, lay judges and lawyers - in addition to regular surveys of the European Commission - provide a wealth of information to answer these questions. While the answers will not please everyone, they are of interest to a wide audience, in particular court leaders, judges, lawyers, politicians and civil servants. ER -