Table of Contents

Foreword: The Challenges of Judicial Independence Justice Richard J. Goldstone
Introduction: Judicial Independence in Context Adam Dodek & Lorne Sossin

PART I: THE LEGACY OF THE PROVINCIAL JUDGES REFERENCE
1 The Bad Idea of Unwritten Constitutional Principles: Protecting Judicial Salaries Peter W. Hogg
2 The Case for Dialogue in the Judicial Remuneration Process Lori Sterling & Sean Hanley
3 Between the Judiciary and the Executive: The Elusive Search for a Credible and Effective Dispute-Resolution Mechanism Lorne Sossin

PART II: IN NEED OF BROADER REFORMS? — APPOINTMENTS AND COURT ADMINISTRATION
4 “Be Careful What You Wish For”: Administrative Independence and Alternative Models of Court Administration — The New Frontier Graeme G. Mitchell, Q.C.
5 Should They All Just Get Along? — Judicial Ideology, Collegiality, and Appointments to the Supreme Court of Canada Benjamin Alarie & Andrew Green
6 Promotion of Federally Appointed Judges and Appointment of Chief Justices: The Unfinished Agenda Jacob Ziegel

PART III: CONCEPTUAL AND PRACTICAL CHALLENGES TO JUDICIAL INDEPENDENCE
7 Reflections: On Judicial Diversity and Judicial Independence Sonia Lawrence
8 Contradictory or Complementary?_ Reconciling Judicial Independence with Judicial Social Context Education Rosemary Cairns Way
9 The Significance of Public Pressure on Judicial Independence Patricia Hughes
10 Judicial Independence as a Public Policy Instrument Adam M. Dodek
11 The Impact of Technology on Courts and Judicial Ethics: An Overview Karen Eltis

PART IV: INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVES
12 Defending Judicial Independence in the British Constitution Graham Gee
13 Judicial Independence and Impartiality in the United States?—Complexities and a Sometime Thing Jameson W. Doig
14 Judicial Non-Dependence: Operational Closure, Cognitive Openness, and the Underlying Rationale of the Provincial Judges Reference—The Israeli Perspective Amnon Reichman
15 The Judiciary in South Africa: Independence or Illusion? Penelope Andrews
16 Independence and Impartiality in International Adjudication Fabien Gélinas

PART V: REFLECTIONS, NARRATIVES, AND CAUTIONARY TALES
17 Further Reflections on A Place Apart: Judicial Independence and Accountability in Canada Martin L. Friedland
18 The Media and Judicial Independence John Honderich
19 Crisis in Pakistan Justice Robert J. Sharpe & Michelle Bradfield
20 Going Too Far, Too Fast: Judicial Independence and Political Judgment Janice Gross Stein
Conclusion: A General Theory of Judicial Independence Revisited Peter H. Russell
Afterword: Judicial Independence in Canada—The Evolution Continues Justice Brian W. Lennox

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