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- The Cambridge Handbook of Foreign Judges on Domestic Courts
- The Cambridge Handbook of Foreign Judges on Domestic Courts
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Contributors
- Acknowledgements
- Table of Cases
- Table of Legislation
- Table of International Instruments
- Abbreviations
- 1 An Introduction to Foreign Judges on Domestic Courts
- Part I Rationales, Motivations and Design
- Part II Implications and Impact
- First-Hand Accounts
- 11 Impartial Adjudicators?
- 12 What Is It to Be an Academic French Female Judge in Andorra?Some Personal Thoughts about a Unique Experience
- 13 Foreign Judges on Domestic and Regional Courts
- 14 Foreign Judges in National Courts in the Commonwealth
- 15 Reflections
- Judicial Identity and the Judicial Role
- Adjudication, Accountability and Independence
- Index
13 - Foreign Judges on Domestic and Regional Courts
The Difference between What Matters and What Seems to Matter
from First-Hand Accounts
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 26 October 2023
- The Cambridge Handbook of Foreign Judges on Domestic Courts
- The Cambridge Handbook of Foreign Judges on Domestic Courts
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Contributors
- Acknowledgements
- Table of Cases
- Table of Legislation
- Table of International Instruments
- Abbreviations
- 1 An Introduction to Foreign Judges on Domestic Courts
- Part I Rationales, Motivations and Design
- Part II Implications and Impact
- First-Hand Accounts
- 11 Impartial Adjudicators?
- 12 What Is It to Be an Academic French Female Judge in Andorra?Some Personal Thoughts about a Unique Experience
- 13 Foreign Judges on Domestic and Regional Courts
- 14 Foreign Judges in National Courts in the Commonwealth
- 15 Reflections
- Judicial Identity and the Judicial Role
- Adjudication, Accountability and Independence
- Index
Summary
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has two regional court systems, the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court and the Caribbean Court of Justice. A product of political and economic integration, each court has taken a different evolutionary path resulting in different constitutional arrangements, but neither make nationality a criterion for appointment to judicial office. This chapter considers the concept of ‘foreignness’ in relation to these two regional Caribbean courts. It draws on the results of structured interviews with judicial officers and attorneys from across the region to analyse perceptions about the significance of judges’ nationality to the quality of judging and public expectations. The findings suggest that – in the Caribbean context which is shaped by regionalism, small communities and the legacies of colonialism – nationality does not matter as much as the impartiality, competency, and efficiency of the judge.
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- The Cambridge Handbook of Foreign Judges on Domestic Courts , pp. 219 - 232Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2023