America's prophets : how judicial activism makes America great /

America's Prophets: How Judicial Activism Makes America Great fills a major void in the popular literature by providing a thorough definition and historical account of judicial activism and by arguing that it is a method of prophetic adjudication which is essential to preserving American values...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Dow, David R.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: West Port, Conn. : Praeger Publishers, 2009.
Temas:
Political questions and judicial power > United States.
Judges > Political aspects > United States.
Judicial review > United States.
Politique et pouvoir judiciaire > États-Unis.
Contrôle juridictionnel des lois > États-Unis.
Courts & procedure.
LAW > Civil Procedure.
LAW > Legal Services.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > Judicial Branch.
Judicial review
Political questions and judicial power
Politics and government
Rechtssystem
Richter
United States > Politics and government.
États-Unis > Politique et gouvernement.
United States
USA
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • What exactly is judicial activism?
  • A short history of "activist" judges
  • Griswold v. Connecticut and the rise of judicial prophecy
  • Prophetic interpretation of biblical law
  • The idea of American law
  • Contemporary problems for the activist judge : race, religion, same-sex marriage, abortion, and euthanasia.

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