{"product_id":"towering-judges-a-comparative-study-of-constitutional-judges-hardback-9781108840217","title":"Towering Judges; A Comparative Study of Constitutional Judges (Hardback) 9781108840217","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eTowering Judges\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eA Comparative Study of Constitutional Judges\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis first-of-its-kind volume surveys twenty constitutional judges who 'towered' over their peers, exploring their complexities and flaws.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eRehan Abeyratne (Edited by), Iddo Porat (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108840217, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 25 March 2021\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e350 pages\u003cbr\u003e23 x 15 x 2.4 cm, 0.67 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e‘A book about leading jurists in constitutional courts around the world offers an instructive path to greater understanding of comparative constitutional problems and comparative judicial reasoning. This work has the additional strength of covering a wide range of courts, some of which are familiar but many of which feature less often in global studies. It is a welcome addition to the field.’  Cheryl Saunders, Laureate Professor Emeritus, and Co-Director of Studies, Public and International Law, Melbourne Law School; President Emeritus of the International Association of Constitutional Law\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIn Towering Judges: A Comparative Study of Constitutional Judges, Rehan Abeyratne and Iddo Porat lead an exploration of a new topic in comparative constitutional law: towering judges. The volume examines the work of nineteen judges from fourteen jurisdictions, each of whom stood out individually among their fellow judges and had a unique impact on the trajectory of constitutional law. The chapters ask: what makes a towering judge; what are the background conditions that foster or deter the rise of towering judges; are towering judges, on balance, positive or detrimental for constitutional systems; how do towering judges differ from one jurisdiction to another; how do political and historical developments relate to this phenomenon; and how does all of this fit within global constitutionalism? The answers to these questions offer important insight into how these judges were able to shine to an uncommon degree in a profession where individualism is not always looked on favourably.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction Rehan Abeyratne and Iddo Porat\u003cbr\u003e 1. Towering judges and global constitutionalism Iddo Porat\u003cbr\u003e 2. The landscapes that towering judges tower over Mark Tushnet\u003cbr\u003e 3. Sir Anthony Mason: towering over the high court of Australia Gabrielle Appleby and Andrew Lynch\u003cbr\u003e 4. Canada's most towering judge of all\u003cbr\u003e 5. Lady Hale: a feminist towering judge Rosemary Hunter and Erika Rackley\u003cbr\u003e 6. Hugh Kennedy: Ireland's (quietly) towering nation-maker Tom Daly\u003cbr\u003e 7. Judicial rhetoric of a liberal policy: Hong Kong, 1997–2012 C. L. Lim\u003cbr\u003e 8. Judicial minimalism as towering: Singapore's chief justice Chan Sek Keong Jaclyn L Neo and Kevin Y. L. Tan\u003cbr\u003e 9. Nepal's most towering judge: the honourable Kalyan Shrestha Mara Malagodi\u003cbr\u003e 10. Barak's legal revolutions and what remains of them: authoritarian abuse of the judiciary-empowerment revolution in Israel Alon Harel\u003cbr\u003e 11. P. N. Bhagwati and the transformation of India's judiciary Rehan Abeyratne\u003cbr\u003e 12. Justice Cepeda's institution-building on the Colombian constitutional court: a fusion of the political and the legal David Landau\u003cbr\u003e 13. A towering but modest judicial figure: the case of Arthur Chaskalson Dennis M Davis\u003cbr\u003e 14. Chief justice Sólyom and the paradox of 'revolution under the rule of law' Gábor Attila Tóth\u003cbr\u003e 15. The socialist model of individual judicial powers Bui Ngoc Son\u003cbr\u003e 16. The civil law tradition, the Pinochet constitution, and judge Eugenio Valenzuela Sergio Verdugo\u003cbr\u003e 17. Towering versus collegial judges: a comparative reflection Rosalind Dixon\u003cbr\u003e Appendix\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Judicial powers [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Judicial powers\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Judicial%20powers%20%5BLNAA1%5D%22\"\u003eLNAA1\u003c\/a\u003e], Legal system: general [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Legal system: general\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Legal%20system:%20general%20%5BLNA%5D%22\"\u003eLNA\u003c\/a\u003e], Legal profession: general [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Legal profession: general\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Legal%20profession:%20general%20%5BLAT%5D%22\"\u003eLAT\u003c\/a\u003e], Comparative law [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Comparative law\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Comparative%20law%20%5BLAM%5D%22\"\u003eLAM\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46005562802456,"sku":"9781108840217","price":93.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108840217i.jpg?v=1696727480","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/towering-judges-a-comparative-study-of-constitutional-judges-hardback-9781108840217","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}