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Like other human beings, judges make mistakes or may even do wrong deliberately. They differ, however, in the respect that in many jurisdictions they are granted a far-reaching or even absolute immunity from tortious liability for the acts they commit in the execution of their profession.
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Kerkmeester, H.O. (2002). State Liability for Judicial Decisions: An Economic Analysis. In: Schäfer, HB., Lwowski, HJ. (eds) Konsequenzen wirtschaftsrechtlicher Normen. Ökonomische Analyse des Rechts. Deutscher Universitätsverlag. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-322-81426-5_18
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