Toward a general theory of judicial independence / Peter H. Russell -- Pillars and politics of judicial independence in the United States / Henry J. Abraham -- Stifling judicial independence from within : the Japanese judiciary / David M. O'Brien and Yasuo Ohkoshi -- Dynamics of judicial (in)dependence in Russia / Todd Foglesong -- Judicial independence in post-communist Central and Eastern Europe / A. E. Dick Howard -- Judicial independence in Latin countries of Western Europe / Carlo Guarnieri -- Autonomy versus accountability : the German judiciary / Donald P. Kommers -- Judicial independence in England : a loss of innocence / Robert Stevens.
Judicial independence in Australia / John M. Williams -- Seeking social justice? : judicial independence and responsiveness in a changing South Africa / Hugh Corder -- Between two systems of law : the judiciary in Hong Kong / Jill Cottrell and Yash Ghai -- Critical challenge of judicial independence in Israel / Shimon Shetreet -- Judicial independence and instability in Central America / J. Michael Dodson and Donald W. Jackson -- European court of justice / Martin Shapiro -- Conclusion, Judicial independence in comparative perspective / Peter H. Russell.
