Judicial conduct

Step away from that Nuclear Safety Commission

14 Jan 2008

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Linda Keen’s response to Natural Resources Minister Gary Lunn’s recent dealings with the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission over the National Research Universal (NRU) nuclear reactor at Chalk River, Ontario, raises 2 very interesting questions about quasi-judicial tribunals in Canada:

1. Just how much independence can one expect from an administrative tribunal?

2. How far should members of an administrative tribunal go to protect that independence?

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On the independence of judges

29 Dec 2007

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I thought readers might enjoy this excellent piece from the University of Toronto Law School Faculty Blog on why judicial independence is important, particularly in the wake of Benazir Bhutto’s assassination and the threat her loss represents for judicial independence in Pakistan, in view of the recent track record of the current administration in that nation.

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