Valiant judges, iniquitous law [electronic resource] : thirteen stories of heroes of the law / Hans Petter Graver.

"This book is about heroes of law. It provides examples of when judges have exercised courage, moderation, wisdom, and justice rather than blindly following the law. It also discusses the contentious issue of whether a judge has a moral responsibility to defend the rule of law, regardless of what th...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Graver, Hans Petter (Author)
Language:English
Published: Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2024.
Subjects:
Judges > Biography.
Judicial independence.
Rule of law.
Political questions and judicial power.
Genre:
Biography.
Online Access:
Taylor & Francis Complete 2023 eBooks: 2023 (Taylor & Francis eBooks)
Taylor & Francis eBooks (Complete Collection): 2023 (Taylor & Francis eBooks)
Variant Title:
Valiant Judges, Iniquitous Law: Thirteen Stories of Heroes of the Law
Format: Electronic eBook
Contents:
  • Introduction
  • The importance of being a hero
  • Mandrup Pedersen Schønnebøl - the judge who ended witch-burning
  • James Edwin Horton : the Scottsboro Judge
  • Lothar Kreyssig : the judge with a conscience
  • The Norwegian Supreme Court : against German bayonets
  • Hans Langeland : the judge who hailed the king
  • Hans Georg Calmeyer : Hitler's disobedient bureaucrat
  • Andreas Cervin : a hero of the sea
  • Egil Reichborn-Kjennerud : the villain who was a hero
  • Herbert Jay Stern : an American in Berlin
  • Aharon Barak : a hero on the battlefield
  • Iris Yasmin Barrios : the judge who tries military dictators
  • Malgorzata Gersdorf : the battle over the courts in Poland
  • An aunt from Gilead, a legal hero from the world of fiction
  • Judging against the law?
  • The virtuous judge?