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The Judge in a Democracy
Aharon Barak
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Description for The Judge in a Democracy
Paperback. Whether examining election outcomes, the legal status of terrorism suspects, or if (or how) people can be sentenced to death, a judge assumes a role that raises some of the contentious political issues of our day. This title sets forth a vision of the role of the judge. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: LNAA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 528.
Whether examining election outcomes, the legal status of terrorism suspects, or if (or how) people can be sentenced to death, a judge in a modern democracy assumes a role that raises some of the most contentious political issues of our day. But do judges even have a role beyond deciding the disputes before them under law? What are the criteria for judging the justices who write opinions for the United States Supreme Court or constitutional courts in other democracies? These are the questions that one of the world's foremost judges and legal theorists, Aharon Barak, poses in this book. In ... Read more
Whether examining election outcomes, the legal status of terrorism suspects, or if (or how) people can be sentenced to death, a judge in a modern democracy assumes a role that raises some of the most contentious political issues of our day. But do judges even have a role beyond deciding the disputes before them under law? What are the criteria for judging the justices who write opinions for the United States Supreme Court or constitutional courts in other democracies? These are the questions that one of the world's foremost judges and legal theorists, Aharon Barak, poses in this book. In ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
360
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
Weight
570g
Number of Pages
368
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691136158
SKU
V9780691136158
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About Aharon Barak
Aharon Barak is President of the Supreme Court of Israel. He is the author of "Judicial Discretion" (1989), "Purposive Interpretation in Law" (Princeton, 2005), several books in Hebrew, and numerous articles in English-language law journals.
Reviews for The Judge in a Democracy
"Aharon Barak [states] that it is precisely because judges are not politicians that they are the right people to undertake the constitutional role of ensuring that the legislature and the executive comply with legal requirements... Barak points out that tension between the courts and other branches of government is natural and it is desirable. If the courts' decisions were always ... Read more