Abstract
The traditional function of the judicial process in adjudicating upon the existence of rights and obligations between defined persons or classes of persons will continue to be discharged by the judiciary. There are risks involved in an extension of the role of judges beyond that traditional function. Mr Justice Brennan argues that these risks must in appropriate cases be accepted, otherwise the judiciary itself may become irrelevant to the community which it serves.
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