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How Judges Are Appointed Around the World

Wednesday, February 21, 2024
7:30 AM – 8:30 AM US EST
Location: Sabal 4-5
CLE: 1.0 Credit Hours
CLE/Business/General Meetings
The core of our work as defense counsel is our ability to persuade decision-makers that our client's position is just and correct. Who those decision makers are and how they got to the bench can be critical to the ultimate success of your client's case. Knowing how judges are appointed in different jurisdictions could give you and your client an inside track when it comes to defending international litigation. This panel will discuss how judges reach the bench in Europe, Asia, Australia, and Canada and how that may impact the way you and your client choose to defend an international action.

Learning Objectives:

  • Upon completion participants will have a better understanding of how judges are appointed in EU jurisdictions.
  • In the EU jurisdictions will seek to abide by the rules of the Treaty on the European Union, the EU CHarter on Human Rights as well as the the European Convention on Human Rights (Council of Europe).
  • National jurisdictions decide on national provisions governing the procedure for the appointment of members of the judiciary of the Member State to which that Court belongs, but these provisions must be in conformity with fundamental values of the European Union. Many Member States provide for the involvement in this process of an independent body responsible for assessing candidates and giving an opinion to the appointing Minister.