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In the struggle for power between government and judges, how much power should judges have, and why they are so important?

Depending where you are in the world, judges may command great respect or huge contempt.

Why are judges so important in today's world and how do the courts earn and use their power?

The 成人快手鈥檚 Laura Lynch meets senior judges to gain an insight into how much power they really have.

She questions whether they are always truly impartial and whether they should have the authority to dismiss laws made by democratically-elected politicians.

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Mon 20 Dec 2010 03:05GMT

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