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2 months ago in Judicial Ethics , Jurisprudence By Aniketh
Does the concept of “judicial conscience” meaningfully influence jurisprudence?
This question arises from reading judicial opinions. Judges sometimes refer to moral or ethical judgment. I want to understand its legal relevance.
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By Manish Bhatia Answered 3 weeks ago
From my experience, judicial conscience operates implicitly rather than as an explicit legal factor. I have seen judges invoke it rhetorically, especially in hard cases where legal sources run thin. In practice, conscience often shapes how judges weigh principles like fairness or proportionality, but it is usually framed within accepted doctrinal tools. I would recommend treating judicial conscience as a background influence, not an autonomous source of law.
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