Jean-Denis BREDIN - A government of magistrates ?

Pouvoirs n°68 - Qui gouverne la France ? - janvier 1994 - p.77-85

According to our tradition the magistrates are limited to a secondary role, at once praised and scorned. But recently a few judges who are very much in tune with the contemporary political culture, who appreciate or are appreciated by the media, are dreaming of shaking up the political world and of dazzling public opinion. Accordingly concerns grow about a possible government of magistrates. Our old mentality is still at work : we brandish the threat of an all-powerful judiciary when we should be worrying about the drift of our justice. Résumé

Référence électonique : Jean-Denis BREDIN, "A government of magistrates ?", Pouvoirs, revue française d’études constitutionnelles et politiques, n°68, 1994, p.77-85. Consulté le 17-02-2012. URL : http://www.revue-pouvoirs.fr/A-government-of-magistrates.html