POLS 3130 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Canadian Bar Association, Liberal Democracy, United States Senate Committee On The Judiciary
22 Oct 2017
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Confirmation hearing: a meeting f elected representatives who review and then vote on whether a candidate should be nominated by the executive branch should be approved to fill a vacancy on a court. In 2006, stephen harper put forth a change that required supreme court nominees to be subject to a hearing. This was received by public outcry for shifting towards a more american system. Judicial independence: the institutional relationship between the judiciary (collectively and as individuals) and external actors, primarily in the executive and legislative branches. It is commonly held to entails security of tenure for judges, financial security, and some measure of administrative autonomy (such as docket control). It is protected in canada by a host of constitutional, statutory, and regulatory provisions. Judicial accountability: the principle that judges should be accountable for their actions, both on and off the bench, which exists in tension with judicial independence.
