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Introduction: Towering Judges – A Conceptual and Comparative Analysis

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 March 2021

Rehan Abeyratne
Affiliation:
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Iddo Porat
Affiliation:
College of Law and Business (Israel)
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This volume explores a new topic in comparative constitutional law: towering judges. It covers nineteen judges (from fourteen jurisdictions) who made a significant impact on the trajectory and development of constitutional law in their societies. Some of these judges became well-known public figures, cultural icons, or political leaders. Some acted in crucial moments in their country's constitutional history or led their court in a new direction. Others acted in less fraught times and were known primarily within the legal profession for their intellectual brilliance and judicial craft. All of them, however, were able to shine individually to an uncommon degree in a profession where individualism is not always looked on favorably.

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Towering Judges
A Comparative Study of Constitutional Judges
, pp. 1 - 20
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2021

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