Gli strumenti di autogoverno e di garanzia dell’indipendenza della magistratura in Inghilterra e Galles ed il ruolo della Judicial Appointment Commission

Abstract

This essay aims to investigate the system of governance of the judiciary in England and Wales, in particular with regard to the judicial selection process. Starting from a synthetic reconstruction of the main features of the English judicial system, in particular from the historical reconstruction of judicial independence and its peculiar form of implementation in the English system, the research focuses on the effects produced by the Constitutional Reform Act on the selection process of English judges. In particular, the essay focuses on the composition, functions and role of the Judicial Appointment Commission with respect to the protection of the independence of English judges.