Judges and judicial accountability / edited by Cyrus Das and K Chandra.

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia : Printworks, 2003.

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Judicial ethics -- Commonwealth countries.

Judges -- Corrupt practices -- Commonwealth countries.

Judicial process -- Commonwealth countries.

Separation of powers -- Commonwealth countries.

Judges -- Selection and appointment -- Commonwealth countries.

Addresses: Opening address: We aim for a strong and independent judiciary everywhere in the Commonwealth / Dato' Dr Cyrus Das

Welcoming address: Judges as trustees must give an account for their conduct / Rt Hon Justice Tun Mohamed Dzaiddin Abdullah

Closing address: Judicial accountability must be developed consistent with the principles of judicial independence / the Rt Hon Justice Tan Sri Datuk Steve Shim Lip Kiong

Keynote address: The challenge to justice in a plural society / by the Hon Justice Michael Kirby

Papers/articles: The judicial appointment process in England and Scotland : recent developments / the Rt Hon the Lord Andrew Hardie

The judicial appointment process in Malaysia / the Hon Justice Dato' Abdul Kadir bin Sulaiman

Conflict of interest : recusal of judges in the Commonwealth : the United Kingdom dimension / Michael J Beloff

Resolving judicial corruption while preserving judicial independence : comparative perspectives / the Hon Judge (Rtd) J Clifford Wallace

Judicial accountability : India's methods and experience / T R Andhyarujina

Judicial accountability : an elected judge's perspective / the Hon Judge Robert H Alsdorf

Drafting a code of judicial conduct / Dr Nihal Jayawickrama

The Latimer House guidelines on parliamentary supremacy and judicial independence / Colin Nicholls

The call for global guidelines towards judicial accountability / Chandra Kanagasabai

Judges and judicial accountability / Dr Cyrus Das

Workshop report: The judicial workshop report

A tabulation of conclusions and proposals

Statements and guidelines: The Beijing Statement of Principles of the Independence of the Judiciary in the Lawasia Region

Latimer House Guidelines for the Commonwealth

The Bangalore Principles of Judicial Conduct

The Commonwealth Lawyers Association : A Statement of Principles and Objectives.

Compilation of speeches, papers and articles discussed and distributed at a judicial accountability workshop organised by the Commonwealth Lawyers' Association in April 2002 in Kuala Lumpur.

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