Přehled o publikaci
2025
The twilight of resilience? Reflections on the limits of judicial activism in the face of democratic decline
ŠIPULOVÁ, KatarínaBasic information
Original name
The twilight of resilience? Reflections on the limits of judicial activism in the face of democratic decline
Authors
ŠIPULOVÁ, Katarína
Edition
1st. Oxford, Dissensus over Liberal Democracy Insights from European Judges, p. 257-266, 10 pp. Modern Studies in European Law, 2025
Publisher
Hart Publishing
Other information
Language
English
Type of outcome
Chapter(s) of a specialized book
Country of publisher
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Confidentiality degree
is not subject to a state or trade secret
Publication form
printed version "print"
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Organization
Právnická fakulta – Repository – Repository
ISBN
978-1-5099-8500-5
UT WoS
EID Scopus
Keywords (in Czech)
soudy; soudci; soudcovská nezávislost; útoky na soudy; obrana soudů
Keywords in English
courts; judicial resistance; judicial independence; attacks against courts; judges
Changed: 14/3/2026 00:51, RNDr. Daniel Jakubík
Abstract
In the original language
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.