The decisions of law courts should never be printed: in the long run, they form a counterauthority to the law.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Publishing court decisions creates a rival to the law.
- In plain terms
- Judgments should stay private.
- What can you take from it?
- Keep legal precedents from becoming law.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How should laws be made?
- Who watches the judges?
Another view
It reduces public accountability for judges.
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