The Kiribati government has suspended three retired New Zealand judges sitting on its court of appeal, a New Zealand official said on Tuesday, worsening a constitutional crisis that has plagued the
The Law Council of Australia has expressed its concern at what it calls the ongoing efforts of the Kiribati Government to undermine judicial independence and the rule of law.
TheĀ battle in Kiribati between the government and an Australian-born High Court justiceĀ has caused a constitutional crisis, drawing attention to the role and vulnerabilities of foreign judges in the Pacific and there's a lot of them. So why does the region still have so many serving on its high courts?