Public Law.
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Public Law Essay Richard Wilson Week Seventeen It is well established and acknowledged that judges should remain independent from certain areas, such as political affiliation and relationship with the parties before them. However, in some cases, this autonomy is put in jeopardy, and these cases must be scrutinised. In this essay, it will be necessary to examine three different situations- those of Ranter, Singh and Twitcher. After analysis of their circumstances one must then consider the grounds which could justify their dismissal and also the mechanisms which would be employed if removal from office is justified. Firstly, the case of Ranter must be studied. Ranter is a full time sheriff who writes a weekly column for The Scotsman, a quality broadsheet newspaper. After the imposition of significant sentences on football hooligans, controversy develops over his extra-judicial journalism and it emerges that he had expressed views on the seriousness of football violence in his...


