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Why judges must speak for themselves

Why judges must speak for themselves

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Joshua Rozenberg
Jul 19, 2021
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Judges in the United Kingdom normally take the view that their judgments must speak for themselves. On the whole, serving judges do not give interviews about their rulings. They may occasionally refer to them in lectures but take care not to say any more than they have already said in court.

The reasons for this are well-known. In our common law system, …

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