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Laughing at the Gods

Laughing at the Gods

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Biographies GeneralGeneral Law

ISBN10: 1107662761
ISBN13: 9781107662766
Publisher: Cambridge
Published: Feb 20 2012
Pages: 328
Weight: 1.15
Height: 0.90 Width: 6.00 Depth: 8.90
Language: English
A history of judicial greatness, perfect for readers of any background! Any effort to understand how law works has to take seriously its main players - judges. Like any performance, judging should be evaluated by reference to those who are its best exponents. Not surprisingly, the debate about what makes a 'great judge' is as heated and inconclusive as the debate about the purpose and nature of law itself. History shows that those who are generally considered to be candidates for a judicial hall of fame are game changers who oblige us to rethink what it is to be a good judge. So the best of judges must tread a thin line between modesty and hubris; they must be neither mere umpires nor demigods. The eight judges showcased in this book demonstrate that, if the test of good judging is not about getting it right, but doing it well, then the measure of great judging is about setting new standards for what counts as judging well.

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