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04541aam a2200493 i 4500 001 51D17D122E0111EFA856D47D28ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20240619010048 008 230329t20242024enk b 001 0ceng 010 $a 2023014833 020 $a 1032497602 020 $a 9781032497600 020 $a 1032497599 020 $a 9781032497594 035 $a (OCoLC)1390443560 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d OCLCF $d OCLCO $d NLVRD $d YDX $d SILO 042 $a pcc 050 00 $a K170 $b .G73 2024 100 1 $a Graver, Hans Petter, $e author. 240 10 $a Jussens helter. $l English 245 10 $a Valiant judges, iniquitous law : $b thirteen stories of heroes of the law / $c Hans Petter Graver. 264 1 $a Abingdon, Oxon ; $b Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, $c 2024. 300 $a viii, 196 pages ; $c 25 cm 500 $a "A previous version of the book was published in Norwegian in 2020, in Slovak in 2021 and in Ukrainian in 2022. This English version is expanded with one more story. The theoretical discussion in chapters 1, 15 and 16 are more or less completely rewritten to be more relevant to an international audience."--ECIP preface. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 $a Introduction -- The importance of being a hero -- Mandrup Pedersen Sch©ınneb©ıl : 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 Yassmin 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? 520 $a "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 the law actually states. The work presents a collection of thirteen stories about judges who in different settings have stood up against the authorities and public opinion in the defence of the rule of law. An introductory chapter sets the scene with two examples of situations gone wrong when those applying the law have just followed the demands of those in power. The thirteen stories are followed by two theoretical chapters discussing the moral responsibility of the judge. Finally, the book explores the kind of ethical theory required to guide judges in the assessments they must make, and the choices they have to take in order to fulfil their moral responsibilities. It is argued that the classic virtues of courage, moderation, wisdom, and justice are all qualities that can contribute to both sound judgment and reflection. The book thus seeks to nurture a realistic culture and a tradition of cultivating lawyers who defend the rule of law. Against a background where the history of our legal institutions when put to the test, is largely nothing to be proud of, the work seeks to change this by highlighting and reflecting on the exceptions. The book will be illuminating reading for students and academics working in the areas of Jurisprudence, Legal Ethics, and Legal History"-- $c Provided by publisher. 650 0 $a Judges $v Biography. 650 0 $a Judicial independence. 650 0 $a Rule of law. 650 0 $a Political questions and judicial power. 650 6 $a Independance judiciaire. $0 (CaQQLa)201-0426729 650 6 $a Regle de droit. $0 (CaQQLa)201-0015840 650 6 $a Politique et pouvoir judiciaire. $0 (CaQQLa)201-0046985 650 7 $a Judges $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00984490 650 7 $a Judicial independence $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00984681 650 7 $a Political questions and judicial power $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01069674 650 7 $a Rule of law $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01101218 655 7 $a Biographies $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01919896 655 7 $a Biographies. $2 lcgft 655 7 $a Biographies. $2 rvmgf $0 (CaQQLa)RVMGF-000000519 941 $a 1 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20240619011446.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=51D17D122E0111EFA856D47D28ECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search