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Research
24 October 2008
The Northern
Ireland Judicial Appointments Commission ("the Commission") has
published research papers into the barriers and
disincentives to judicial office.
This
independent research was carried out by the School of Law,
Queens University Belfast ("QUB") and the Northern Ireland Statistics &
Research Agency ("NISRA") between April 2007 and June 2008.
The research is
a direct response to needs identified by the Commission’s
Chairman, the Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland, Sir Brian
Kerr, at the organisation’s launch.
Sir Brian had
made it clear at that time that there was a need for the
Commission to "identify disincentives, speak to those
eligible to apply, to those who will do so in the future and to
those who are interested in securing a robust and reflective
judiciary."
The research
will be used to inform the Commission’s future work.
- For
an Executive Summary of the QUB research please click
here.
- For a
copy of
the full QUB research: "Propensity to Apply for judicial
office under the new Northern Ireland Judicial Appointments
System" please click
here.
- For a
copy of the NISRA "Survey of Views" research please click
here.
For
equity monitoring information on the current judiciary
please click documents below.
For a copy of
the Commission's Press Release please click
here.
If you
require any of these documents in alternative formats, please
contact the Diversity and Communications Team by clicking
here.
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