TY  - JOUR
TI  - JUDGES AND POLITICAL INQUIRIES: HARNESSING A MYTH
AU  - DREWRY G
PY  - 1975
KW  - UNITED KINGDOM
KW  - WESTERN EUROPE
KW  - CONSTITUTIONS
KW  - CORRUPTION OF AND ILLEGAL INFLUENCE OVER DECISION-MAKERS
KW  - PUBLIC OPINION
KW  - JUDGE
KW  - LAW AND LEGAL SYSTEMS
AB  - ONE IMPORTANT ASPECT OF BRITISH CONSTITUTIONAL THEORY IS A WIDELY HELD BELIEF THAT JUDGES ARE POLITICALLY NEUTRAL AND THAT THE JUDICIAL PROCESS IS, AND SHOULD BE, SET APART FROM POLITICS. ONE CONSEQUENCE OF THIS IS THAT JUDGES ARE FREQUENTLY DEPLOYED BY THE GOVERNMENT OF THE DAY TO PRESIDE OVER INDEPENDENT INQUIRIES INTO MATTERS WHICH HAVE AROUSED PUBLIC CONCERN, SUCH AS POLITICAL CORRUPTION.
T2  - Political studies
VL  - 23
IS  - 1
SN  - 0032-3217
SP  - 49-61
UR  - https://www.pollux-fid.de/r/sw-f2c3013c9b3229e2
H1  - Pollux (Fachinformationsdienst Politikwissenschaft)
ER  -