The rise of judicial diplomacy in the UK: aims and challenges
The rise of judicial diplomacy in the UK: aims and challenges
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DOI：
10.1017/lst.2019.18
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发表时间：
2020-03-01
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0.7
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Davies, Gregory
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作者：
Davies, Gregory
本文探讨了英国与超国家法官之间双边会议形式的“司法外交”的目标和挑战。通过深入访谈、法外著作和其他文献资料，本报告认为，司法外交已成为英国高级法官工作的一个重要特征，使他们能够追求审慎和战略目标。在审慎方面，法官们力求提高国内和超国家一级司法决策的质量。在战略上，它们努力保持强有力的机构间关系，并最大限度地扩大其在超国家一级的影响力。在英国退欧的背景下，追求这些目标具有新的重要意义，但可能会对保护司法独立和公正提出问题。因此，司法机关应考虑采取措施，提高这些互动及其价值的可见度。
This paper examines the aims and challenges of 'judicial diplomacy' in the form of bilateral meetings between UK and supranational judges. Drawing from in-depth interviews, extra-judicial writings and other documentary sources, it argues that judicial diplomacy has become an important feature of the work of senior judges in the UK, allowing them to pursue jurisprudential and strategic aims. In jurisprudential terms, the judges have sought to improve the quality of judicial decision-making at the domestic and supranational levels. Strategically, they have striven to maintain robust inter-institutional relations and maximise their influence at the supranational level. The pursuit of these aims has taken on renewed significance in the context of Brexit but may raise questions for the protection of judicial independence and impartiality. The judiciaries should therefore consider steps to improve the visibility of these interactions and their value.