Lord Chancellor

Japanese: Lord Chancellor（英語表記）LordChancellor

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[Foreign Systems]
(1) United Kingdom Judges are appointed from those who have experience as lawyers (unified legal profession), and there is no promotion system. The highest-ranking judge, the Lord Chancellor, is appointed by the King on the recommendation of the Prime Minister, but his position is the same as that of other ministers and he has no job security. There are no set qualifications for the Lord Chancellor, but it is customary to appoint him from among those who hold the title of barrister, a barrister.

From the Minister

… In the United Kingdom, known as the birthplace of the parliamentary cabinet system, there are more than 100 ministerial positions today. They can be classified into the following categories: Prime Minister, Departmental Ministers who head each ministry, Non-Departmental Ministers who hold traditional positions such as the Lord Keeper of the Great Seal and the President of the Privy Council, the Lord Chancellor who is responsible for the judiciary, and others, as well as Ministers of State and Parliamentary Undersecretaries who assist the Ministers of State. Of these, the Prime Minister, Departmental Ministers, Non-Departmental Ministers, and the Lord Chancellor usually form the Cabinet, and these positions are collectively called Cabinet Ministers, while the others are called Non-Cabinet Ministers. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Lord Chancellor" is listed below.

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Japanese:

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［外国の制度］
　(1)イギリス　裁判官は弁護士としての経験を積んだ者から任命され(法曹一元)，昇進制度はない。裁判官の頂点に位する大法官Lord Chancellorは，国王が首相の推薦によって任命するが，その地位は他の大臣と同様であり，身分保障はない。大法官について，資格の定めはないが，バリスターbarrister―法廷弁護士の称号を有する者の中から，任命されるのが通例である。…

【大臣】より

…　議院内閣制の母国といわれるイギリスでは，今日大臣職は100を超えている。首相，各省の長たる省大臣Departmental Ministers，国璽尚書や枢密院議長のような伝統的な職に就く非省大臣Non‐Departmental Ministers，司法の責任者たる大法官Lord Chancellorその他，省大臣を補佐する担当大臣Minister of Stateや政務次官などに分類できる。このうち首相，省大臣，非省大臣，大法官によって通常は内閣が構成され，これらの職を総称して閣内相，他を閣外相と呼ぶ。…

※「Lord Chancellor」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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