The judge as political theorist : contemporary constitutional review

The judge as political theorist : contemporary constitutional review / David Robertson.

The Judge as Political Theorist examines opinions by constitutional courts in liberal democracies to better understand the logic and nature of constitutional review. David Robertson argues that the constitutional judge's role is nothing like that of the legislator or chief executive, or even th...

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Main Author: Robertson, David, 1946-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, ©2010.
Subjects:
Judicial review.
Political questions and judicial power.
Constitutional courts.
review (function)
LAW > Judicial Power.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > History & Theory.
Constitutional courts
Judicial review
Political questions and judicial power
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Table of Contents:
  • The nature and function of judicial review
  • Germany : dignity and democracy
  • Eastern Europe : (re) establishing the rule of law
  • France : purely abstract review
  • Canada : imposing rights on the common law
  • South Africa : defining a new society
  • Tests of unconstitutionality and discrimination
  • Conclusions : constitutional jurists as political theorists.

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