Hatchard, John (2016) Some Thoughts on Judicial Integrity, Corruption and Accountability in Small Commonwealth African States. Journal of International and Comparative Law, 3 (1). pp. 55-72. ISSN 2313-3775
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Abstract
This article addresses some of the key challenges that judges in small states face in seeking to maintain judicial independence and uphold judicial integrity. It explores their appropriate reaction to public criticism of judgments, including the extent to which judges themselves and/or members of their family should use the media to respond to such criticism. The article then considers the appropriate response of judges to media allegations of judicial corruption and impropriety and argues, in particular, against the retention of the criminal offence of scandalising the court. A highly publicised dispute between two senior judges in Lesotho then highlights the importance of judges respecting the Values of ‘Integrity’ and ‘Propriety’ enshrined in the Bangalore Principles of Judicial Conduct.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | small states; Commonwealth Africa; international courts and tribunals, international law, judges, courts |
| Subjects: | K Law > K Law (General) K Law > KZ Law of Nations |
| Divisions: | School of Law |
| Depositing User: | John Hatchard |
| Date Deposited: | 21 May 2019 13:44 |
| Last Modified: | 21 May 2019 13:44 |
| URI: | http://bear.buckingham.ac.uk/id/eprint/321 |
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