Can the training of judges be regarded as adequate?
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1(b) Can this training be regarded as adequate? Many student essays are rather sceptical of how judges are trained in their role. Students describe the process as inadequate and out of date. Textbooks, by contrast, uphold the training of judges as being quite adequate and quote the main Acts of Parliament which have resulted in major reforms of the judicial training system. This essay aims to strike a balance between these two opposing views of the modern training of judges, by examining both the positives and the negatives which are currently found in the system. To begin with, we must remember that the training of judges has undergone much reform with a new Judicial Studies Board (JSB) to coordinate training. Furthermore, there have been several Acts of Parliament which have affected the delivery of training. Examples of such Acts include The Childrens Act 1989 and The Human Rights Act 1998. Both of...

