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Judges and Judiciary

Jun. 20, 2017

The chariot of the law: drawn by two horses

It is tempting to say that like the soul, the Law too is a chariot drawn by two horses, Bureaucracy and the Quest for Justice, and that the two horses are in constant conflict. But we would be wrong.

Rafael Chodos

Law Ofc of Rafael Chodos

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It is hard to handle a case in family law, or probate, without feeling the increased weight of the court's bureaucracy. For those of us who spend most of our time in the civil departments, the increased need to fill out forms, and to comply with elaborate court procedures, and the increased role of the clerks and the felt presence of the behind-the-scenes staff attorneys - all of it feels oppressive at first. But it forces us to remember that every legal system is comprised of the two elem...

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