LEADER 04033nam 2200793 a 450 001 9910345143803321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-282-15752-3 010 $a9786612157523 010 $a1-4008-2704-3 024 7 $a10.1515/9781400827046 035 $a(CKB)1000000000788418 035 $a(EBL)457746 035 $a(OCoLC)438712670 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000186423 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11182643 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000186423 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10217032 035 $a(PQKB)11131719 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse36195 035 $a(DE-B1597)446464 035 $a(OCoLC)979881546 035 $a(DE-B1597)9781400827046 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL457746 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10312549 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL215752 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC457746 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000788418 100 $a20050929d2006 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe judge in a democracy /$fAharon Barak 205 $aCourse Book 210 $aPrinceton, N.J. $cPrinceton University Press$dc2006 215 $a1 online resource (354 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-691-12017-X 311 $a0-691-13615-7 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $apt. 1. The role of the judge -- pt. 2. The means of realizing the judicial role -- pt. 3. The relationship between the court and the other branches of the state -- pt. 4. Evaluation of the role of a judge in a democracy. 330 $aWhether examining election outcomes, the legal status of terrorism suspects, or if (or how) people can be sentenced to death, a judge in a modern democracy assumes a role that raises some of the most contentious political issues of our day. But do judges even have a role beyond deciding the disputes before them under law? What are the criteria for judging the justices who write opinions for the United States Supreme Court or constitutional courts in other democracies? These are the questions that one of the world's foremost judges and legal theorists, Aharon Barak, poses in this book. In fluent prose, Barak sets forth a powerful vision of the role of the judge. He argues that this role comprises two central elements beyond dispute resolution: bridging the gap between the law and society, and protecting the constitution and democracy. The former involves balancing the need to adapt the law to social change against the need for stability; the latter, judges' ultimate accountability, not to public opinion or to politicians, but to the "internal morality" of democracy. Barak's vigorous support of "purposive interpretation" (interpreting legal texts--for example, statutes and constitutions--in light of their purpose) contrasts sharply with the influential "originalism" advocated by U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia. As he explores these questions, Barak also traces how supreme courts in major democracies have evolved since World War II, and he guides us through many of his own decisions to show how he has tried to put these principles into action, even under the burden of judging on terrorism. 606 $aJudges 606 $aJudicial process 606 $aLaw$xInterpretation and construction 606 $aJudicial power 606 $aJudges$zIsrael 606 $aJudicial power$zIsrael 606 $aJudge-made law$zIsrael 606 $aCourts$zIsrael 615 0$aJudges. 615 0$aJudicial process. 615 0$aLaw$xInterpretation and construction. 615 0$aJudicial power. 615 0$aJudges 615 0$aJudicial power 615 0$aJudge-made law 615 0$aCourts 676 $a347/.014 700 $aBarak$b Aharon$0236233 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910345143803321 996 $aJudge in a democracy$9829417 997 $aUNINA