Clash over impeachment of judges
If two panels are going to decide that the constitution means opposite things, it may be argued that rationality demands they should at least say why
09 March 2025 - 00:00
In July last year the Judicial Conduct Committee (JCC) decided that a judge with long-outstanding judgments could not be investigated by a judicial conduct tribunal — the only body that can recommend impeachment — because he had retired. ..
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