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Judging in Black & White
Stacia L. Haynie
其他書名
Decision Making in the South African Appellate Division, 1950-1990
出版
P. Lang
, 2003
主題
History / Africa / General
History / Africa / South / Republic of South Africa
Law / General
Law / Civil Procedure
Law / Comparative
Law / Courts
Law / Judicial Power
Political Science / Civics & Citizenship
Political Science / History & Theory
Political Science / Political Process / General
ISBN
0820461598
9780820461595
URL
http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=_3qbAAAAMAAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
註釋
Despite the increasing recognition of judges as political actors, few studies have empirically explored the role and function of courts in repressive regimes. Based on individual case studies as well as empirical analyses of all the reported decisions of the highest appellate court in South Africa,
Judging in Black and White: Decision Making in the South African Appellate Division, 1950-1990
creates a portrait of the individuals who staffed the bench during the rise and fall of apartheid. This book explores the dilemma of judging in a system that juxtaposes the formal law and the repressive law. Regardless of their adherence to a formal-law approach to judging, the adjudicative function cannot be fully separated from the larger moral questions embedded in these systems. This text evaluates the response of judges to this dilemma through institutional, individual and longitudinal analyses of judicial decision making.