A Judical history of bombay during the british pe... more

A Judical history of bombay during the british period... less

Despite the critical role played by the Supreme C... more

Despite the critical role played by the Supreme Court of India, the lives of the judges have never been studied before. This seminal book presents biographical essays for each of the first ninety-three judges who served on the Court from 1950 through mid-1989. The essays in the book are based on interviews the author conducted with sixty-four of the sixty-eight judges who were alive in the 1980s, and on meetings and correspondence with family members or relatives, friends, and associates of the deceased judges. An attempt is made to account for why certain judges rather than others were chosenthe selection criteria employed and, to the extent possible in a secretive selection environment, to identify those who selected them. It concludes with a collective portrait of these judges, paying particular attention to changes in their background characteristicsfathers occupation, education, pre-SCI career, caste, religion, state of birth, and region, over four decades. The essays also embrace their post-retirement activities.... less

The Book reflects the mind and faith of a restles... more

The Book reflects the mind and faith of a restless, humanist Judge, Justice V.R. Krishna Iyer and the appreciation thereof by legal luminaries like Justice Michael Kirby, AC CMG, President Court of Appeal, Supreme Court of Australia and various Chief Justices, and Judges of Supreme Court of India and lawyers of eminence. The Work is full of Justice Krishna Iyers love for justice, his sensitivity and willingness to help the needy who healed social ailments by miraculous drug called -JUSTICE. The book is outpour of the writers heart. It is just a tribute to one of the greatest sons of India who even at nine decades and six speaks on issues of national importance with the same vigour, same spirit and same language as he has been speaking while on Bench.... less

In the relentless march of the history of a natio... more

In the relentless march of the history of a nation, there is no second chance. There are only lessons to be learnt from a similarity of situations elsewhere.... less

Up Till Now - Justice V R Krishna Iyer - An Autob... more

Up Till Now - Justice V R Krishna Iyer - An Autobiography... less

This is the authorized life of one of the most po... more

This is the authorized life of one of the most powerful and controversial Tory politicians of the post-war era. Lord Hailsham statesman, orator, writer, Christian and patriot had earned Mrs Thatcher's tribute, when he finally retired in 1987, that there were few people in public life who had provided such service to his country over a span of forty years.... less

The World of Benjamin Cardozo

The World of Benjamin Cardozo... less

How judges sentence is a question frequently aske... more

How judges sentence is a question frequently asked, but infrequently explored. Through interviews with Queensland judges, this book explores questions such as what factors are taken into account and how judges see their roles, and through this analysis provides a major contribution to debates on sentencing.... less

Justice Castairs is a High Court Judge. He is com... more

Justice Castairs is a High Court Judge. He is completely incompetent and a chronic worrier to boot. This is perfectly illustrated when he sentences a man to ten years' imprisonment and then immediately doubts his verdict.... less

Supreme Court Justice Felix Frankfurter once obse... more

Supreme Court Justice Felix Frankfurter once observed that the ideal judge must possess three qualities--all of which are disinterestedness. But as David Pannick points out in this irreverent, informative, and highly entertaining volume, not all judges live up to Justice Frankfurter's standard. One American judge, when asked by a lawyer of Japanese descent for more time to prepare a case, shot back, "How much time did you give us at Pearl Harbor?" Others go to the opposite extreme, uninterestedness, and fall asleep during the trial, or knit, or read the paper. One English judge fell asleep so often that barristers would drop huge law books to the floor to wake him up again. Full of such illustrative examples and anecdotes, Judges offers a revealing portrait of the judicial systems of America and England. It is a vastly amusing book, but it has a serious purpose--to make us think more critically about officials whom we elect for life, who have the power to strike down laws, and whose mistakes, even if later reversed, can have a devastating impact on the people involved. How are judges selected? Is it wise to select supposedly impartial judges from the ranks of lawyers, who spend their careers in highly partisan and heated argument for one side of an issue? Should a judge who has spent his entire career in corporate law be allowed to hear cases in criminal court, as sometimes happens? (One English judge, appointed to the bench after a successful career in libel practice, claimed it was "fun trying Chancery matters of which I had no experience at all"--but how the litigants felt is another matter. ) How are judges disciplined when they misbehave? And what changes are needed in this important but hitherto neglected area of government? Judges have a weighty responsibility; they repeatedly do what most of us seek to avoid: make decisions. These decisions can have serious consequences: a man may go to prison, a women may lose her house or the custody of her children, or an entire segment of the population may lose their civil rights. Pannick's light touch does not deflect from this book's serious aim--to remind people that it is vital to subject judges to the same critical standards to which the other branches of government are held.... less