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"This Handbook presents a comparative study of foreign judges on domestic courts, examining the practice and its implications for adjudication, judicial identity and judicial independence and accountability. The Handbook will interest scholars of comparative law and judicial studies, as well as judges, lawyers and historians"--
List of contents
1. An Introduction to Foreign Judges on Domestic Courts Anna Dziedzic; Part I. Rationales, Motivations and Design: Domestic Drivers; 2.My Reflections as a Foreign Judge in the Commonwealth Mabel M. Agyemang; 3. Judges from other Common Law Jurisdictions on the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal Joseph Fok; 4.Foreign Judges in Liechtenstein's Courts Peter Bußjäger; 5. The SICC, International Judges and International Commercial Dispute Resolution Anselmo Reyes; 6. Foreign Judges in the Macau Special Administrative Region of China: An Emblem and a Guarantee of the 'One Country, Two Systems' Principle Paulo Cardinal; International Influences; 7. Foreign Judges in the Constitutional Courts of Bosnia-Herzegovina and Kosovo: 'Mission Impossible'? Constance Grewe; 8. A Judiciary 'Suspended' in Transition? A Case Study of Portuguese Judges in East Timor Sapna Reheem Shaila; 9. Foreign Judges in International Corruption Missions in Central America Carlos Arturo Villagrán Sandoval; 10. Mixed Composition in International Criminal Justice: History, Justifications and Challenges Harry Hobbs; Part II. Implications and Impact: First Hand Accounts; 11. Impartial Adjudicators? The Role of Foreign Judges in Seychelles Mathilda Twomey; 12. What is it to be an Academic French Female Judge in Andorra? Some Personal Thoughts about a Unique Experience Laurence Burgorgue-Larsen; 13. Foreign Judges on Domestic and Regional Courts: The Difference Between What Matters and What Seems to Matter Dennis Byron; 14. Foreign Judges in National Courts in the Commonwealth Karen Brewer; 15. Reflections David Baragwanath; Judicial Identity and the Judicial Role; 16. Colonial-Era Mixed Courts, the Compensation of Foreigners for Wrongful State Acts and the Emergence of International Judges as Guarantors of Individual Rights Michel Erpelding; 17. Forging a Judicial Identity: The Colonial Legal Service Paul Swanepoel; 18. Domestic Criticisms of Foreign Judges: The Case of Hong Kong Simon N. M. Young; 19. Judicial Mobilities: Travelling Judges in the Pacific Anna Dziedzic; Adjudication, Accountability and Independence; 20. Foreign Judging and Securing Judicial Independence in the Anglo Caribbean Tracy Robinson; 21. Importing Justice: Foreign Judicial Appointments in Southern Africa Rachel Ellett; 22. Foreign Judges on Domestic Courts in the MENA Region: Challenges and (Missed) Opportunities Siraj Khan; 23. Foreign Judges on the Gambian Bench: Implications for Judicial Independence and Rule of Law Satang Nabaneh; 24. The Syariah Factor: One of the Many Challenges for 'Foreign' Judges in the Courts of Brunei Darussalam Ann Black; 25. Foreign Judges: Adjudicating Papua New Guinea's 'Home-Grown' Transformative Constitution Bal Kama; 26. Shaping the Legal Landscape: Foreign Judges in the Federated States of Micronesia Gonzaga Puas.
