judicial activism

collocation in English

meaningsofjudicialandactivism

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judicial
adjective
uk
/dʒuːˈdɪʃ.əl/
us
/dʒuːˈdɪʃ.əl/
involving a ...
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activism
noun[U]
us
//
uk
/ˈæk.tɪ.vɪ.zəm/
the use of direct and noticeable action to achieve a result, usually a political or ...
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(Definition ofjudicialandactivismfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofjudicial activism

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First, judicial independence is important and necessary forjudicialactivism, but not sufficient.
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There are two major problems withjudicialactivism.
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It is the combination ofjudicialactivismwith an undemocratically appointed court that is dangerous.
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Remarkably, then, the three justices joining this dissent were calling forjudicialactivismin the name of preventing future and more extensive activism.
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A second important difference between the two countries' public law regimes was related tojudicialactivism.
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But we don't want to discourage legitimate economic activity, andjudicialactivismdoes exactly that.
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This work remained undone not because of lethargy or timidity, though those qualities may have come into play, but because ofjudicialactivism.
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The second problem withjudicialactivismis that of uncertainty.
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The view ofjudicialactivismis that the courts actually have a much wider mandate.
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One calls for judicial restraint, the other forjudicialactivism.
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For its critics, this allegedly objective process of categorization offered only a thin disguise for the political conservatism andjudicialactivismit permitted.
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The matters also include measures to address growingjudicialactivismand to make quangos more accountable.
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I hope that she will also comment on the dangers of greaterjudicialactivism.
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I repeat, however, that we must also reconcile the pronouncements of judges—they are the essence of the debate—particularly in the age ofjudicialactivism.
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Any concern felt here about what is often, but somewhat misleadingly, called "judicialactivism" can be tempered by that consideration.
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The problem that we have with the court is itsjudicialactivism.
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The objective is to 'promote competition, notjudicialactivism'.
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Next week there is to be a mission concerned with legal education andjudicialactivism.
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The growth of judicial review has not been because of so-calledjudicialactivism, nor has it been because of lawyers' greed.
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