TY - BOOK AU - Kosaƙ,David TI - Perils of judicial self-government in transitional societies: holding the least accountable branch to account T2 - Comparative constitutional law and policy SN - 9781107531048 (paperback) U1 - 347.012 23 PY - 2016/// CY - Cambridge PB - Cambridge University Press KW - Judicial independence KW - Judicial power KW - Political questions and judicial power KW - Transitional justice KW - fast N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 439-463) and index; Introduction. Part I. Judicial accountability: theoretical framework. 1. The concept of judicial accountability -- 2. Mechanisms of judicial accountability -- 3. Judicial accountability and judicial councils -- Part II. Holding Czech and Slovak judges accountable. 4. Prologue to the case studies: methodology and data reporting -- 5. The Czech Republic -- 6. Slovakia -- 7. Evaluation: the Czech Republic and Slovakia compared -- Part III. Conclusions and implications. 8. Perils of judicial self-government -- Annexes. A. Court system of the Czech Republic -- B. Court system of Slovakia -- C. The number of judges in the Czech Republic and Slovakia (1993-2010) ER -