Commentary—Some Reflections on the Judicial Role: Distinctions, Roots, and Prospects

Authors

Gerald Gunther, Stanford Law School

Publication Title

Washington University Law Quarterly

Abstract

I will articulate some distinctions that seem important in thinking about the problems of the changing role of judicial institutions. I will suggest some differing identifications of the major historical roots of our current situation. Further, I will venture my own guesses about where we may be heading.

Recommended Citation

Gerald Gunther, Commentary—Some Reflections on the Judicial Role: Distinctions, Roots, and Prospects, 1979 Wash. U. L. Q. 817 (1979).
Available at: https://openscholarship.wustl.edu/law_lawreview/vol1979/iss3/12