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While it might ordinarily be assumed that judges who sit on constitutional courts will be local citizens, in the islands of the Pacific, more than three-quarters of judges are foreign.\xa0This\xa0is book about that unique phenomenon, but a phenomenon that has global implications.\xa0Foreign Judges in the Pacific\xa0(Hart, 2021)\xa0is a comprehensive study which brings together original empirical research, together with legal analysis and constitutional theory, and\xa0traces the impact and influence of foreign judging on nine states Pacific states: Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, and Vanuatu.\xa0\nDr Anna Dziedzic's study is a cutting-edge and pertinent contribution to constitutional law and jurisprudence. This work brings unique analysis of concepts\xa0such as\xa0cultural understanding, transnational knowledge sharing, and the importance of nationality\xa0in the task of judging. What really drew me to the book and kept me engaged in the work was not just the depth and richness of the study,\xa0but that practice of foreign judging in\xa0these under-studied Pacific\xa0does\xa0matter, and has broad lessons for all scholars, policy makers and\xa0lawyers who practice and research in all areas of constitutional law. There is a lot to be learnt from this study, and\xa0the\xa0quality of its analysis will arguably\xa0be found to be without parallel.\xa0\nDr Anna Dziedzic\xa0is a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Laureate Program in Comparative Constitutional Law at Melbourne Law School. She researches comparative constitutional law and judicial studies, with a particular focus on the Pacific region.\n\ufeffJane Richards\xa0is a doctoral student at the University of Hong Kong. You can find her on twitter where she follows all things related to human rights and Hong Kong politics @JaneRichardsHK\n\xa0\xa0\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices\nSupport our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/law