基本説明
Edited by Christopher Campbell-Holt. Compiles newly updated versions of Lord Woolf's most cited and influential papers and lectures.
Full Description
Lord Woolf's judicial career has spanned four decades, culminating in five years as Lord Chief Justice. Now 26 of his most influential papers and lectures are published together for the first time. They present a remarkable overview and commentary on the judicial and legal reforms of recent decades, and span a huge range of issues including the rule of law and the constitution, the role of judges, access to justice, human rights, medicine, the environment, crime and penal reform. Each paper discusses the challenges that have arisen in English common law in recent times and the way they have been solved or attempted to be solved to ensure that justice is done - so that arrests and searches are made properly, that there are fair hearings, readily available lawful remedies, and the removal of unnecessary costs and delays.
In his introductory chapter, Lord Woolf provides a fresh account of his current thinking on key legal areas resonating from the main topics and themes presented in the papers. The Pursuit of Justice offers an unparalleled insight into the views of one of the most influential figures in recent British legal history.
Contents
Chronology ; Introduction ; PART 1: THE ENGLISH LEGAL SYSTEM ; 1. A Question of Balance ; 2. Remedies ; 3. Droit Public - English Style ; 4. The Education the Justice System Requires Today ; PART II: THE CONSTITUTION AND THE JUDICIARY ; 5. Magna Carta: A Precedent for Recent Constitutional Change ; 6. The Rule of Law and a Change in the Constitution ; 7. Judicial Review - The Tensions Between the Executive and Judiciary ; 8. Should the Media and the Judiciary be on Speaking Terms? ; 9. Judicial Independence Not Judicial Isolation ; 10. The Needs of a 21st Century Judge ; 11. Current Challenges in Judging ; 12. The Impact of Human Rights ; 13. Human Rights and Minorities ; PART III: CRIME AND PENAL REFORM ; 14. The Strangeways Prison Report: Overview and Recommendations ; 15. Strangeways: A Decade of Change? ; 16. A Justice System the Community Owns ; 17. Do We Need a New Approach to Penal Policy? ; 18. Making Sense of Sentencing ; PART IV: CIVIL JUSTICE ; 19. Access to Justice Final Report: Overview ; 20. Medics, Lawyers and the Courts- A Defence of the Access to Justice Recommendations ; 21. Are the Courts Excessively Deferential to the Medical Profession? ; 22. Are the Judiciary Environmentally Myopic? ; 23. Environmental Law and Sustainable Development ; PART V: INTERNATIONAL LEGAL SYSTEMS ; 24. The International Role of the Judiciary ; 25. The Rule of Law and the Development of a Modern Economy in China ; 26. The Rule of Law and Harmony in China
