Judging
Ross Cranston(Author)
Oxford University Press
Published on 23. October 2025
Book
Paperback/Softback
416 pages
978-0-19-898798-7 (ISBN)
Description
What do judges actually do? What is the everyday reality of judging in civil matters? What falls under the rubric of judging? Written by a legal academic and former judge, this book offers a cogent and accessible account of what it means to be a judge in senior courts and those dealing with smaller claims.
Drawing on judicial experiences and the social sciences, Judging is split into two parts. Part I examines the three fundamental values of judging - independence, impartiality, and integrity - and draws out the implications of these for everyday judging. It covers judicial guidance and codes of practice, structural protections for judges, and the behavioural rules for judges both in and away from court.
Part II of the book turns to the legal and policy framework for judging, judgecraft, and judicial decision-making. This includes judicial appointments, work conditions, fact finding, litigants in person, ex tempore decisions, and the influences on decisions.
Comprehensive and unique, the book demonstrates that the complex work of a judge extends beyond decision-making to matters such as managing cases, other judges, and judicial systems.
Drawing on judicial experiences and the social sciences, Judging is split into two parts. Part I examines the three fundamental values of judging - independence, impartiality, and integrity - and draws out the implications of these for everyday judging. It covers judicial guidance and codes of practice, structural protections for judges, and the behavioural rules for judges both in and away from court.
Part II of the book turns to the legal and policy framework for judging, judgecraft, and judicial decision-making. This includes judicial appointments, work conditions, fact finding, litigants in person, ex tempore decisions, and the influences on decisions.
Comprehensive and unique, the book demonstrates that the complex work of a judge extends beyond decision-making to matters such as managing cases, other judges, and judicial systems.
More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 213 mm
Width: 136 mm
Thickness: 27 mm
Weight
512 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-898798-7 (9780198987987)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Ross Cranston is a professor of law at the London School of Economics. He was formerly a judge of the High Court of England and Wales, Solicitor General for England and Wales, and MP for Dudley North.
Content
- PART I. VALUES
- 1: Independence
- 2: Impartiality
- 3: Integrity
- PART II. PRACTICE
- 4: Legal and Policy Framework
- 5: Judgecraft
- 6: Decision-Making