English Dictionary

judicial activism

名詞

軽蔑的 頻度副詞 不可算名詞

(law, often derogatory) The act of replacing an impartial interpretation of existing law with the judge's personal feelings about what the law should be.

日本語の意味

裁判官が、既存の法律を客観的に解釈するのではなく、個人的または政治的な信念に基づいて判断を下す行為、すなわち、法の解釈において裁判官の主観が介入する現象

Critics argue that judicial activism undermines the separation of powers by allowing judges to substitute their personal views for the impartial interpretation of existing law.

批判者は、裁判官が既存の法律を公平に解釈する代わりに私情で法を作り替える行為が三権分立を損なうと主張している。

意味（1）

(law, often derogatory) The act of replacing an impartial interpretation of existing law with the judge's personal feelings about what the law should be.