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The judge in a democracy

Title
The judge in a democracy / Aharon Barak.
Author
Barak, Aharon.
Publication
Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, [2006], ©2006.
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Description
xxi, 332 pages; 24 cm
Uniform Title
Shofeṭ be-ḥevrah ha-demoḳraṭit. English
Alternative Title
Shofeṭ be-ḥevrah ha-demoḳraṭit.
Subject
  • Israel. Bet ha-mishpaṭ ha-ʻelyon
  • Judges
  • Judicial process
  • Law > Interpretation and construction
  • Judicial power
  • Judges > Israel
  • Judicial power > Israel
  • Judge-made law > Israel
  • Courts > Israel
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
1. Bridging the gap between law and society -- 2. Protecting the Constitution and democracy -- 3. Preconditions for realizing the judicial role -- 4. The meaning of means -- 5. Interpretation -- 6. The development of the common law -- 7. Balancing and weighing -- 8. Non-justiciability, or "political questions" -- 9. Standing -- 10. Comparative law -- 11. The judgment -- 12. Tension among the branches -- 13. The relationship between the judiciary and the legislature -- 14. The relationship between the judiciary and the executive -- 15. Activism and self-restraint -- 16. The judicial role and the problem of terrorism -- 17. The role of the judge : theory, practice, and the future.
ISBN
069112017X (hardcover : alk. paper)
LCCN
  • 2005028578
  • 9780691120171
OCLC
  • OCM61821762
  • SCSB-5264386
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries