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Book review: Enemies of the People? How Judges Shape Society

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22 June 2020 / Alec Samuels
Categories: Features , Profession , Constitutional law
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Joshua Rozenberg is a well-informed, fluent, much respected legal journalist and commentator. He does not purport to be a profound legal scholar, but he is a good lawyer, with real insight, his text reads clearly and easily, to the point, brings the cases to mind, and he exhibits an engaging commitment and passion

 

 

Author: Joshua Rozenberg

Publisher: Bristol University Press

ISBN: 9781529204506

Price: £14.99

 

Are the judges activist and adventurous? If so, to what extent? If so, should they be? Are they interfering in politics? Are they upsetting the delicate constitutional balance between Parliament, the Executive and the Judiciary? What is the evidence?

Joshua Rozenberg is a well-informed, fluent, much respected legal journalist and commentator. He does not purport to be a profound legal scholar, but he is a good lawyer, with real insight, his text reads clearly and easily, to the point, brings the cases to mind, and he exhibits an engaging commitment and passion.

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