The Judge in a Democracy /

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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...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Barak, Aharon
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Hebrew
Publicado: Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, 2006.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Israel. > Bet ha-mishpaṭ ha-ʻelyon.
Israël. > Bet ha-mishpa*t ha-ʻelyon.
Israel. > Bet ha-mishpat ha-elyon.
Law, Politics & Government.
Law, General & Comparative.
Law > Interpretation and construction.
Judicial process.
Judicial power.
Judges.
Judge-made law.
Courts.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Ideologies > Democracy.
LAW > Courts.
Pouvoir judiciaire.
Tribunaux > Israël.
Droit cree par le juge > Israël.
Pouvoir judiciaire > Israël.
Droit > Interpretation.
Processus judiciaire.
Juges > Israël.
Courts > Israel.
Judge-made law > Israel.
Judicial power > Israel.
Judges > Israel.
Israel.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario: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 fluen.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (360 pages).
ISBN:9781400827046

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