Judges Against Justice On Judges When the Rule of Law is Under Attack /

• Main Author: Graver, Hans Petter (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Subjects: Law.; Law > Philosophy.; International criminal law.; Fundamentals of Law.; Theories of Law, Philosophy of Law, Legal History.; International Criminal Law.

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 happens when states become oppressive and the judiciary contributes to the op...