Introduction The Challenge of Transition / Anja Seibert-Fohr
Part 1. Judicial Independence in Comparative Analysis
Judicial Independence: Structure, Context, Attitude / Vicki C. Jackson
Judicial Accountability and Conduct: An Overview / Giuseppe Di Federico
Part 2. New Challenges in Established Democracies
The Persistent Politics of Judicial Selection: A Comparative Analysis / Graham Gee
Judicial Independence in England and Wales / Sophie Turenne
Judicial Independence in Sweden / Joakim Nergelius and Dominik Zimmermann
Judicial Independence in The Netherlands / Roel de Lange
Judicial Independence in France / Antoine Garapon and Harold Epineuse
Judicial Independence in Belgium / Benoît Allemeersch, André Alen and Benjamin Dalle
Judicial Independence in Italy / Giuseppe Di Federico
Judicial Independence in Switzerland / Regina Kiener
Judicial Independence in Germany / Anja Seibert-Fohr
Judicial Independence in the United States of America / Russell Wheeler
Judicial Independence in Canada: A Critical Overview / Fabien Gélinas
Part 3. Transitional Processes in New Member States of the EU
Judicial Administration Reforms in Central-Eastern Europe: Lessons to be Learned / Zdeněk Kühn
The Drive for Judicial Supremacy / Cristina E. Parau
Judicial Independence in Poland / Adam Bodnar and Łukasz Bojarski
Judicial Independence in Estonia / Timo Ligi
Judicial Independence in Hungary / Zoltán Fleck
Judicial Independence in Romania / Ramona Coman and Cristina Dallara.

Part 4. Obstacles for Transition in Post-Soviet States
Judicial Reforms in Post-Soviet Countries - Good Intentions with Flawed Results? / Angelika Nußberger
The Accountability of Judges in Post Communist States: From Bureaucratic to Professional Accountability / Peter H. Solomon
Judicial Administration in Transitional Eastern Countries / Lydia F. Müller
Judicial Independence in the Russian Federation / Olga Schwartz and Elga Sykiainen
Judicial Independence in the Republic of Belarus / Alexander Vashkevich
Judicial Independence in Moldova / Nadejda Hriptievschi and Sorin Hanganu
Independence of the Judiciary in Armenia / Grigor Mouradian
Judicial Independence in Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan: A Legislative Overview / Maksat Kachkeev
Part 5. Conclusion: Judicial Independence in Transition
Judicial Independence - The Normativity of an Evolving Transnational Principle / Anja Seibert-Fohr.