Timothy D. Snyder

Democracy only has substance if there's the rule of law. That is, if people believe that the votes are going to be counted, and they are counted. If they believe that there's a judiciary out there that will make sense of things if there's some challenge. If there isn't rule of law, people will be afraid to vote the way they want to vote.

American Author

Reuven Rivlin

There is no, and cannot be, any situation in which we don't respect the law and the judiciary. It is unacceptable to attack the courts; criticism is allowed, but attacks are not. It shakes the basis of our democracy.

Israeli Politician

Prashant Bhushan

The judiciary is peopled by judges who are human, and being human, they are occasionally motivated by considerations other than an objective view of law and justice.

Indian Lawyer

Judy Sheindlin

People in the U.S. pay a great deal of money to support their judiciary, and they have an actual right to see how it functions.

American Lawyer

Raj Thackeray

If the government and judiciary start working together then who will raise people's issues?

Indian Politician

Victor Ponta

My government has promised to comprehensively respect the independence of the judiciary.

Romanian Politician

Andrzej Duda

Poland needs reform of the judiciary, but I am a supporter of a wise reform.

Polish Politician

Aung San Suu Kyi

The judiciary must be strengthened and released from political interference.

Burmese Activist

James Dyson

The British judiciary needs to support intellectual property.

British Designer

Patrick Leahy

American Politician

Judiciary is one of the three branches of government, alongside legislature and executive.

Branch of Power

Refers to the system, not just the physical courts where judges work.

Not Just Buildings

The judiciary also includes activities like judicial review and interpreting legislation.

Beyond Trials

Can refer to one judge or a group, depending on context.

Collective and Singular

Judges hold significant authority to make decisions in legal matters.

Authority Figure

The judiciary's main role is to interpret laws and administer justice, not make laws.

Role Clarity

 still would like to thank them at some point but that's another story media so what the government has done over this period of time is they've they're pretty much demolished all the institutions the judiciary the police the education system all of that's gone

Storytellers Summit Day...

 and good security no what we find that Afghanistan is a judiciary that is weak and corrupt a very limited civil society which is largely ineffective a media which is beginning to get on to its feet but a government that's deeply unpopular perceived as

Why democracy matters -...

 In Africa, more than anywhere else in the world, the difference that just one good leader can make is much greater than anywhere else, and here's why. It's because in Africa, we have weak institutions, like the judiciary, the constitution,