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Fair & independent courts.

Publication: Daedalus
Publication Date: 22-SEP-08 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: Fair & independent courts.(Viewpoint essay)

Article Excerpt
More than one hundred years ago Roscoe Pound delivered an important address to the American Bar Association called "The Causes of Popular Dissatisfaction with the Administration of Justice." (1) In that address, Pound, who would later become dean of the Harvard Law School, warned his audience, "[W]e must not be deceived ... into overlooking or underrating the real and serious dissatisfaction with courts and lack of respect for the law, which exists in the United States today." (2) I believe that Pound's words apply with at least equal force today as they did in 1906.

The United States has promoted the notion of the rule of law as a means for helping to ensure peace and democracy around the world. In our work with emerging nations and with the breakup of the Soviet Union, we have continually advocated the importance of the rule of law. One necessary component to achieving the rule of law, of course, is a fair, impartial, and independent judiciary. The United States's federal judiciary has been the envy of the world for many years, as other nations have attempted to emulate our federal court system. Given the intense criticism...

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