Towering Judges: A Comparative Study of Constitutional Judges
Rehan Abeyratne · Iddo Porat
Mar 2021 · Cambridge University Press
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361
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About this ebook
In 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.
About the author
Rehan Abeyratne is an Associate Professor of Law and Executive Director of the Centre for Comparative and Transnational Law at The Chinese University of Hong Kong. His research focuses on comparative constitutional law. His published works have appeared in leading peer-reviewed journals and in edited volumes from Cambridge University Press and other scholarly publishers.
Iddo Porat is an Associate Professor of Law at the College of Law and Business, Israel. He specializes in constitutional law, comparative constitutional law and legal theory. His books include Proportionality and Constitutional Culture (with Moshe Cohen-Eliya, Cambridge 2013).
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