Hans Petter Graver Book order

Focusing on the enactment of controversial laws in Norway in 1927, the narrative explores efforts to politically influence the judicial system. It highlights parallels to contemporary threats against judicial autonomy, particularly in nations where populist movements aim to control the courts. Additionally, the book examines how rising conflicts, such as those surrounding the climate crisis and the pandemic, pose significant challenges to the rule of law, underscoring the ongoing relevance of these historical events.

Two preeminent Norwegian scholars of politics and law offer a comprehensive first-hand account of Norway's relationship with the EU and how this affects the country's legal and political system, setting out what Britain can learn from Norway's experience and how transferable these lessons are.

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?