Hazlehurst, Lydia
(2022)
Judicial Independence in the Digital Age: The Challenges and Opportunities of Social Media for Judges.
PhD thesis, University of Liverpool.
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Abstract
This thesis questions the way judicial legitimacy is constructed – around the perception of independence – in the contemporary constitution, particularly in light of the advent of social media. It will be argued that judges should not be restricted from engaging with social media in their professional capacity and that at present the rules regulating a judge’s use of social media under the Guide to Judicial Conduct are unsuitable. This thesis will explore this restriction and the ways in which the perception of judicial independence is used as justification for restricting individual judicial office holders’ use of social media. Therefore, this thesis plugs the current gap in the literature exploring the relationship between the UK’s Judiciary and social media. Engaging critically with the doctrine of judicial independence in this context provides one way in which to reimagine the model of judicial legitimacy as it is currently derived from judicial independence, in favour of a model of legitimacy attained through public awareness and engagement. Therefore, this thesis will provide a timely and original analysis of the role of the Judiciary in the modern constitution.
| Item Type: | Thesis (PhD) |
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| Divisions: | Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences > School of Law and Social Justice |
| Depositing User: | Symplectic Admin |
| Date Deposited: | 13 May 2022 19:14 |
| Last Modified: | 18 Jan 2023 21:04 |
| DOI: | 10.17638/03154030 |
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| URI: | https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3154030 |
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