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The Role of Courts in a Democracy: Debate

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Foundation for Law, Justice and Society
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A panel of leading academics, judges, and policymakers debate the growing trend towards the judicialization of politics, in which judges are increasingly implicated in settling policy disputes, especially in the context of constitutional rights.
Discussants for the Debate: Former Home Secretary Charles Clarke, Lord Justice Jacob, Professor Richard Bellamy, the Hon. Mr Philip Sales, Professor Tony Wright, and Professor Daniel Kelemen.

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Series
Foundation for Law, Justice and Society
People
Charles Clarke
Lord Justice Jacob
Richard Bellamy
Philip Sales
Tony Wright
Daniel Kelemen
Joshua Rozenburg
Keywords
human rights
democracy
justice
Courts
politics
law
Department: Centre for Socio-Legal Studies
Date Added: 18/04/2011
Duration: 01:41:22

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