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Judges as guardians of constitutionalism and human rights/ edited by Martin Scheinin, Department of Law, European University Institute, Italy; Helle Krunke, CECS, Faculty of Law, University of Copenhagen, Denmark; Marina Aksenova, iCourts, Faculty of Law, University of Copenhagen, Denmark. - ix, 386 pages ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

Preface

1. Introduction
Helle Krunke and Martin Scheinin

PART I JUDGES AS GUARDIANS OF THE FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS OF THE INDIVIDUAL
2. On Judging
Aharon Barak

3. The Changing Understanding of Judicial Legitimacy
Or Bassok

4. Courts as Protectors of the People: Constitutional Identity, Popular Legitimacy and Human Rights
Helle Krunke

PART II JUDGES AND JUDGING IN TIMES OF TERRORISM AND SURVEILLANCE
5. Judges as Guardians of Constitutionalism and Human Rights: The Judiciary and Counter-Terrorism in the United Kingdom
David Hope (The Lord Hope of Craighead)

6. The Judiciary and the Surveillance State: General Trends and German Experiences
Wolfgang Hoffmann-Riem

7. Judicial Oversight of Surveillance: The Case of Ireland in Comparative Perspective
TJ McIntyre

8. Procedural Fairness and Judicial Review of Counter-Terrorism Measures
David Jenkins

9. The Judiciary in Times of Terrorism and Surveillance: A Global Perspective
Martin Scheinin

PART III THE JUDICIARY IN TIMES TRANSITION
10. The Role of the Judiciary in Egypt´s Failed Transition to Democracy
Antoni Abat i Ninet

11. The Russian Constitutional Court in International Legal Dialogues
Bakhtiyar Tuzmukhamedov

12. Guides and Guardians: Judiciaries in Times of Transition
Ebrahim Afsah

PART IV JUDGES AS GUARDIANS BEYOND THE NATION STATE: REGIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVES
13. Constitutionalism and Human Rights at the International Criminal Court
Anita Ušacka

14. The Judicial Dialogue Between International and National Courts in the Inter-American Human Rights System
Carlos Ayala

15. The Role of Judges of the European Court of Human Rights as Guardians of Fundamental Rights of the Individual
David Thór Björgvinsson

16. The Task of Regional and International Courts in Guarding Constitutionalism and Human Rights
Marina Aksenova and Geir Ulfstein

Index

ISBN: 9781785365850 (cased) 1785365851

LCCN: 2015957874

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Judges.
Judicial power.
Human rights.

LC Class. No.: K2146 / .J825 2016

Dewey Class. No.: 347.014 SCH