Analysis Law lords.
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Analysis Law lords; Twelve of these men for they are all men will be the defenders of our newly-won human rights. The two in the thick border have just been chosen. There was no advertisement, no interview, no selection panel. Just secret soundings. The same applies to their replacements in the Appeal Court, to be chosen soon. It's high time things changed. HOW to choose a judge, docket one. The appointee is going to play a key role in protecting human rights, so the British state took pains to ensure a lawyer with the most knowledge and experience was chosen. The job was advertised. From the 33 applicants who submitted a CV, a shortlist of five was drawn up. To interview them a high-powered assessment panel convened, on it two of the country's most senior judges, the permanent secretary to the Lord Chancellor's Department, the chief legal adviser to another government...

