{"id":4163,"date":"2007-08-16T09:00:07","date_gmt":"2007-08-16T13:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.journals.law.harvard.edu\/ilj\/?p=4163"},"modified":"2011-01-29T22:40:16","modified_gmt":"2011-01-30T02:40:16","slug":"online_49_medina","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/journals.law.harvard.edu\/ilj\/2007\/08\/online_49_medina\/","title":{"rendered":"Four Myths of Judicial Review"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Introduction<\/strong>*<\/p>\n<p>Richard Posner recently reviewed Aharon Barak\u2019s book, The Judge in a Democracy in The New Republic. Posner criticizes Barak for both his theoretical arguments and for what Posner portrays as Barak\u2019s legacy as the president of Israel\u2019s Supreme Court. Posner accuses Barak of acting as \u201ca legal buccaneer,\u201d and describes his approach as \u201cusurpative.\u201d In the title of his review, Posner fashions Barak as no less than an \u201cEnlightened Despot.\u201d In this response, I claim that Posner\u2019s critique lacks a proper understanding of the legal situation in Israel, misrepresents Barak\u2019s activities as a judge, and fails to contend properly with Barak\u2019s judicial philosophy.<\/p>\n<p>&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><em>* This excerpt does not include citations.  To read the entire article, including supporting notes, please download  the PDF.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Richard Posner recently reviewed Aharon Barak\u2019s book, The Judge in a Democracy in The New Republic. Posner criticizes Barak for both his theoretical arguments and for what Posner portrays as Barak\u2019s legacy as the president of Israel\u2019s Supreme Court. 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