Judges against justice : on judges when the rule of law is under attack /: on judges when the rule of law is under attack. ([2015])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Hans Petter Graver.
• Authors: Graver, Hans Petter
• Contents: The Judicial Role and the Rule of Law -- Part One: The War of Law: State Repression and the Rule of Law -- Repression of the Judiciary -- Judicial Acceptance of Oppression -- The Opposition -- Part Two: Holding Judges Responsible for Injustice: The Argument for Criminal Liability -- The Condition of Illegality under International Law -- The condition of Illegality and Failed Usurpations -- The Condition of Illegality in Transitional Settings -- Judges in Special Courts -- Justification of Judicial Oppression -- A Special Immunity for Judges? -- Holding Judges Responsible -- Part Three: The Moral Side of Judging: The Positivism Thesis -- What Positivism? -- Alternative approaches to Legal Interpretation -- Beyond Legal Theory as Explanation -- The Lesser Evil -- Judges for Justice.
• Publisher Details: Heidelberg : Springer-Verlag
• Publication Date: 2015
• Copyright Date: 2015
• Extent: 1 online resource (x, 301 pages)
• Subjects: 347.014; Judicial process; Rule of law; LAW -- Civil Procedure; LAW -- Legal Services; POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- Judicial Branch; Judicial process; Rule of law; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783662442937; 3662442930; 3662442922; 9783662442920
• Related ISBNs: 9783662442920
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (Ebsco, viewed September 17, 2014).
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