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标题：From the Managing Editor: The Judicial Gown Does Matter
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作者：Philip Langbroek
期刊名称：International Journal for Court Administration
印刷版ISSN：2156-7964
电子版ISSN：2156-7964
出版年度：2012
卷号：4
期号：1
出版社：International Association for Court Administration
摘要：One of the most astonishing aspects of justice is the magic of the judicial gown. It seems far from everyday reality and it seems far away from the rationality that is so familiar and self-evident for lawyers. Yet for the authority of the judge, the gown is important. In the court ritual, the gown plays a major role. All players wear a gown. It makes them equivalent in the roles they have to play, albeit not equal. According to Antoine Garapon1, the gown is a derivative of the royal mantle. The black of the gown refers to distraction from daily life; it symbolizes chastity and purity. The gown makes the person of the judges disappear and transform them into disinterested speakers of the law. At the same time, the judicial gown shows and confirms the judge as a recognizable institute in society. The gown shows that the appearance of the speaker of the law is more important than the person of the judge. It represents that the person of the judge has no meaning; it shows that the bearer of the gown holds an office and that the person holding the office strives for truthfulness.