ליידי הייל (ככה נקראות שופטות עליונות בבריטניה, מסתבר), סגנית נשיאת בית המשפט העליון הבריטי, היתה השופטת הראשונה שמונתה, לפני 13 שנה, לבית המשפט העליון הבריטי. לפי שעה, גם האחרונה, וכנראה שסבלנותה פקעה סוף סוף. בטקס פתיחת שנת המשפט הבריטית היא אמרה, באנדרסטייטמנט בריטי אופייני, שאין באפשרותי לתרגם, שזה בגלל שרק גברים מעורבים בהליך המינוי והם בוחרים רק גברים אחרים. ("It would not be impossible to speculate" ) "I am disappointed that in the 10 years since I was appointed not one among the 13 subsequent appointments to this court has been a woman. "Now, things are improving in the lower ranks of the judiciary, but regrettably not yet up here." "I do not think I am alone in thinking that diversity of many kinds on the bench is important for a great many reasons, but most of all because in a democracy which values everyone equally, and not just the privileged and the powerful, it is important that their rights and responsibilities should be decided by a judiciary which is more reflective of the society as a whole, and not just a very small section of it." Lady Hale said she did not play any part in the selection process, other than being possibly the only woman to be consulted. "I do not know whether the fact that the appointments process is dominated by men has anything to do with the choice of people. "It would not be impossible to speculate that it is always much easier to perceive merit in people who are like you than it is to discern the merit of those who are a bit different." bbc.co.uk/news/uk-24370177
Posted on: Thu, 03 Oct 2013 06:10:30 +0000
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