The work, the personality and the legacy left by Ruth Bender Ginsberg, a judge who made history as a member of the US Supreme Court, were mentioned by the speakers during the presentation of her book “In my own words” which was published in our country by the Athens Bookstore Publications.
The event was hosted in the library of ESIEA in the presence of the President of the Republic, Katerina Sakellaropoulos, who prefaced the Greek edition of the book. As Evangelos Venizelos mentioned, Katerina Sakellaropoulou contributed with the unlimited appreciation she has for the author’s face, to make RBG – already a “pop idol” in America – known to the Greek public.
“We should also look at Ruth Bader Ginsberg’s book as a handbook on how constitutional justice works in the United States and how judges are aware of the importance of their role and power.” noted E. Venizelos. “Pop idol,” he later explained, “does not mean that you seek coexistence with common sense. The moment when the judge is recognized and becomes historically important, is the moment when he will disagree with the public about a sense of justice in the name of the Constitution, taking an unpopular position.
“The popular position is not only easy, but also opens the door to legal populism. Ruth Bender Ginsberg was galvanized in the consciousness of her gender, in the consciousness of her religion, in her personal and academic experiences. “And he was an important figure who influenced Justice.”
“This publication is both rare and important for the Greek data,” said ESIEA President Maria Antoniadou, who, after confessing her “semi-learning” about the work and personality of Ruth Bender Ginsberg, said that “He was doubly and thrice impressed by a woman who ‘created’ law, overturned outdated laws, wrote decisions in favor of equality between women and minorities and against discrimination.”
For her part, Mai Zanni, co-founder of Women Act, spoke about the “long-term impact it has had on women’s rights” and then referred to the progress that needs to be made in a world where women are under-represented in positions of responsibility. public sphere. “Ruth Bender Ginsberg defended with courage and faith as a member of the Supreme Court the rights of women and minorities, as well as the liberal values ​​of democracy.”
Finally, lawyer Antipas Karipoglou mentioned the need for the laws to be comprehensible so that they can be understood by non-legal scholars. “And we, the lawyers, often find it difficult to understand what the law says, as complex expressions and shapes are used, with terms that are often unnecessary,” he added. This book is therefore a “great publishing event, as it proves that legal thought, law and justice, can be easily understood in the appropriate language.”
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