Document Type
Article
Media Type
Text
Abstract
Although states have continued to adapt their selection systems, as long as they rely on some form of election, the contests will continue to get nastier, nosier, and costlier, showing the need for reform. This comment surveys foreign countries, and their judicial selection systems, as alternatives to the current selection methods utilized by the states. After laying a foundation by defining independence, impartiality, and their intersection with accountability, the paper examines the current selection methods used by the states and the various regulations in place concerning judicial selection. The problems caused by judicial elections and their proposed solutions are also examined. Finally, judicial selection methods used by foreign countries are categorized and explored, with an alternative selection method for the judiciary proposed as a conclusion.
First Page
445
Last Page
518
Publication Date
7-1-2007
Department
College of Law
ISSN
0734-1490
Language
eng
Publisher
Northern Illinois University Law Review
Recommended Citation
Varsho, Kelly J.
(2007)
"In the Global Market for Justice: Who is Paying the Highest Price for Judicial Independence?,"
Northern Illinois University Law Review: Vol. 27:
Iss.
3, Article 3.
Suggested Citation
Kelly J. Varsho, Comment, In the Global Market for Justice: Who is Paying the Highest Price for Judicial Independence?, 27 N. Ill. U. L. Rev. 445 (2007).
