Roundtable: Trends in the Judiciary: Interviews with Judicial Leaders Across the Globe

Session Submission Type: Roundtable Session

Abstract

This roundtable is designed to facilitate a dialogue concerning an ongoing series of interviews of judicial leaders from across the globe. We explore common themes and issues raised by judges, justices and magistrates from around the world during the course of our interviews. We also explore similarities and differences between and within the legal and judicial systems of a wide range of African, Asian, European, North and South American nations. We discuss methodological issues concerning elite interviews and examine whether and to what extent elite interviews are a viable and sound method to obtain a better understanding of the global challenges facing judicial leaders in an increasingly interconnected and democratized world. We seek a thorough and in-depth analysis — from an insider’s perspective — of how judges, justices and magistrates view their roles and the difficulties associated with the changing nature of their work. We expect that interviewers and judges from across the globe will participate in the roundtable in-person and via skype.

Sub Unit

• Area XIII: Roundtable Sessions

Chair

• Michael M. Berlin, Coppin State University

Discussants

• Dilip K. Das, International Police Executive Symposium, IPES

• Diana Bruns, Univerisity of Texas, Permian Basin