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'''Judicial activism''' is a judicial philosophy holding that the courts can and should go beyond the applicable law to consider broader societal implications of its decisions. It is sometimes used as an antonym of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judicial_restrainthttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judicial_restraint judicial restraint.] The term usually implies that judges make rulings based on their own views rather than on [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Precedent precedent.]<ref>''Judicial activism'', [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judicial_activism Wikipedia]</ref> | '''Judicial activism''' is a judicial philosophy holding that the courts can and should go beyond the applicable law to consider broader societal implications of its decisions. It is sometimes used as an antonym of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judicial_restrainthttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judicial_restraint judicial restraint.] The term usually implies that judges make rulings based on their own views rather than on [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Precedent precedent.]<ref>''Judicial activism'', [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judicial_activism Wikipedia]</ref> | ||
*The term judicial activism is sometimes summarized as "legislating from the bench."<ref>"In political rhetoric activism is used as a ''pejorative''. To describe judges as activist in this sense is to argue that they decide cases on the basis of their own policy preferences rather than a faithful interpretation of the law, thus abandoning the impartial judicial role and 'legislating from the bench.'" www.britannica.com, [https://www.britannica.com/topic/judicial-activism ''judicial-activism'']</ref> | *The term judicial activism is sometimes summarized as '''"legislating from the bench."'''<ref>"In political rhetoric activism is used as a ''pejorative''. To describe judges as activist in this sense is to argue that they decide cases on the basis of their own policy preferences rather than a faithful interpretation of the law, thus abandoning the impartial judicial role and 'legislating from the bench.'" www.britannica.com, [https://www.britannica.com/topic/judicial-activism ''judicial-activism'']</ref> | ||
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