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The twilight of resilience? Reflections on the limits of judicial activism in the face of democratic decline
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| Year of publication | 2025 |
| Type | Chapter in a book |
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| Description | Should judges be indifferent to the pressures of time? The past decade has been one of moral and professional reckoning for many judiciaries. Once expected to embody neutrality and restraint, many judges have been thrust into roles they never envisioned—public speakers, guardians of democracy, dissidents mobilising the streets. This shift has raised fundamental questions: Should judges remain silent in the face of political encroachment, trusting in institutional safeguards? Or must they step outside the courtroom, resisting through activism, media engagement, and transnational alliances? These dilemmas are not merely theoretical—they shape the fate of judicial institutions and, by extension, the rule of law itself. Comparative research across continents reinforces the need to understand judicial behaviour under stress. |