Author: | Hans Petter Graver | ISBN: | 9783662442937 |
Publisher: | Springer Berlin Heidelberg | Publication: | September 11, 2014 |
Imprint: | Springer | Language: | English |
Author: | Hans Petter Graver |
ISBN: | 9783662442937 |
Publisher: | Springer Berlin Heidelberg |
Publication: | September 11, 2014 |
Imprint: | Springer |
Language: | English |
This book explores concrete situations in which judges are faced with a legislature and an executive that consciously and systematically discard the ideals of the rule of law. It revolves around three basic questions: What happen when states become oppressive and the judiciary contributes to the oppression? How can we, from a legal point of view, evaluate the actions of judges who contribute to oppression? And, thirdly, how can we understand their participation from a moral point of view and support their inclination to resist?
This book explores concrete situations in which judges are faced with a legislature and an executive that consciously and systematically discard the ideals of the rule of law. It revolves around three basic questions: What happen when states become oppressive and the judiciary contributes to the oppression? How can we, from a legal point of view, evaluate the actions of judges who contribute to oppression? And, thirdly, how can we understand their participation from a moral point of view and support their inclination to resist?