This book explores concrete situations in which judges are faced with a legislature and an
executive that consciously and systematically discard the ideals of the rule of law. It
revolves around three basic questions: What happen when states become oppressive and the
judiciary contributes to the oppression? How can we from a legal point of view evaluate the
actions of judges who contribute to oppression? And thirdly how can we understand their
participation from a moral point of view and support their inclination to resist?
