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?
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"Concerned with the role and behaviour of judges in developed "western" states during tyranny and authoritarian rule, including certain instances of occupation. . the book deserves a wider audience. In particular it should be of interest to lawmakers, judges and others concerned with preventing new instances of oppression, and everybody else interested in the role of judges in times of existential threats to society." (Terje Einarsen, Nordic Journal of Human Rights, Vol. 34 (3), 2016)
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Professional and scholarly
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Illustrations
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Height: 241 mm
Width: 160 mm
Thickness: 23 mm
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978-3-662-44292-0 (9783662442920)
DOI
10.1007/978-3-662-44293-7
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Hans Petter Graver erhielt den Grad eines cand. jur. 1980 und 1986 zum Doktor der Rechtswissenschaften (Dr. juris) promoviert, beides Abschlüsse an der Universität Oslo. 1993 wurde er zum Professor für Rechtssoziologie mit Lehrauftrag für Verwaltungsrecht ernannt. Er ist Autor zahlreicher Bücher und Artikel zu einem weiten Themenfeld, darunter Verwaltungsrecht, Wettbewerbsrecht, Grundrechte, Rechtssoziologie, Rechtsgeschichte, Rechtstheorie, Argumentation und Rhetorik. Sein Buch "Jussens helter " (Helden des Rechts) wurde ins Englische, Slowakische, Ukrainische und Georgiische übersetzt.
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.
