Towering Judges: A Comparative Study of Constitutional Judges

Author: Rehan Abeyratne; Iddo Porat
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9781108840217

Published In: March 2021
Format: Hardback
Jurisdiction: U.K. ? Disclaimer:
Countri(es) stated herein are used as reference only
Paperback Edition ISBN: 9781108794145

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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.

Explains judicial tactics and judicial leadership with a comparative, interdisciplinary perspective
Introduces readers to leading judges from jurisdictions around the world, such as the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, India, Nepal, and Chile
Categorizes judges along different dimensions of 'toweringness', modes of operation, and political and historical contexts

Introduction - Rehan Abeyratne and Iddo Porat

1. Towering judges and global constitutionalism - Iddo Porat

2. The landscapes that towering judges tower over - Mark Tushnet

3. Sir Anthony Mason: towering over the high court of Australia - Gabrielle Appleby and Andrew Lynch

4. Lady Hale: a feminist towering judge - Rosemary Hunter and Erika Rackley

5. Hugh Kennedy: Ireland's (quietly) towering nation-maker - Tom Daly

6. Judicial rhetoric of a liberal policy: Hong Kong, 1997–2012 - C.L. Lim

7. Judicial minimalism as towering: Singapore's chief justice - Chan Sek Keong Jaclyn L. Neo and Kevin Y.L. Tan

8. Nepal's most towering judge: the honourable Kalyan Shrestha - Mara Malagodi

9. Barak's legal revolutions and what remains of them: authoritarian abuse of the judiciary-empowerment revolution in Israel - Alon Harel

10. P. N. Bhagwati and the transformation of India's judiciary - Rehan Abeyratne

11. Justice Cepeda's institution-building on the Colombian constitutional court: a fusion of the political and the legal - David Landau