Full Description
Court administration in a strict sense encompasses the technical, organizational and material conditions of court operation, while in its larger sense concerns a great number of measures and activities connected with the functioning of the whole judicial system. This book aims at contextualising the current trends in this respect by addressing the tensions between the independence of the judiciary, its accountability and effectiveness. The authors confront the legal measures accepted in states with stable democratic traditions and in new democracies in Central and Eastern European states. Current Challenges in Court Administration provides a valuable source of reference for academics and students in constitutional law, as well as for lawmakers.
Contents
1 Developments in Court Administration - Prologue; 2 Court Administration in the United Kingdom; 3 Court Administration in France: Review of Principal Issues since 2001; 4 The Courts' Administration and the Independence of the Judiciary: The Italian Experience; 5 (In-)Justice in Times of Crisis and Austerity: The Case of Greece; 6 Czech Republic - Reform of the Current Model of Administration of Courts: A Never-Ending Story?; 7 Theme with Variations: Lessons from the Recent History of Judicial Administration in Hungary; 8 Tug of War between the Judiciary and the Minister of Justice: On Court Administration in Poland; 9 Models of Court Administration: An Attempt at a Comparative Review