The People and the Courts: An Introduction DJ Galligan, University of Oxford, UK 1. The Case for Judicial Independence in the Age of Populism Robert J Sharpe, University of Toronto, Canada 2. Judicial Independence and Perceptions of Legitimacy Nick Friedman, University of Cambridge, UK 3. The Judicialisation of Politics and Threats to Judicial Independence: When Should We Cry Wolf? Ezequiel Gonzalez-Ocantos, University of Oxford, UK 4. Judicial Independence and Transformative Constitutionalism: Squaring the Circle of Legitimacy Daniel Butt, University of Oxford, UK 5. Self-Fulfilling Prophecies: Populism and Judicial Independence in Europe Bogdan Iancu, University of Bucharest, Romania 6. Judicial Independence: The View from Israel Amir Paz-Fuchs, Sussex University, UK 7. The Nature of Judicial Review in America John W Adams, Rutgers University, USA 8. Under Pressure: Building Judicial Resistance to Political Inference Katarína Šipulová, Masaryk University, Czech Republic 9. Transparency in the 'Fairyland Duchy of Luxembourg' Catherine Barnard, University of Cambridge, UK 10. From Mystery to Transparency: How Judges Promote Public Understanding of the Judicial Role Paul Magrath, Incorporated Council of Law Reporting, UK 11. Legal Elites, Lord Chancellors and Judicial Independence Graham Gee, Sheffield University, UK 12. Ally or Enemy, Friend or Foe DJ Galligan, University of Oxford, UK.