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  • Introduction: Towering Judges – A Conceptual and Comparative Analysis

  • Edited by Rehan Abeyratne, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Iddo Porat
  • Book:
    Towering Judges
    Published online:
    25 March 2021
    Print publication:
    25 March 2021, pp 1-20

  • Summary

    This volume explores a new topic in comparative constitutional law: towering judges. It covers nineteen judges (from fourteen jurisdictions) who made a significant impact on the trajectory and development of constitutional law in their societies. Some of these judges became well-known public figures, cultural icons, or political leaders. Some acted in crucial moments in their country's constitutional history or led their court in a new direction. Others acted in less fraught times and were known primarily within the legal profession for their intellectual brilliance and judicial craft. All of them, however, were able to shine individually to an uncommon degree in a profession where individualism is not always looked on favorably.