Constitutional Conscience : the Moral Dimension of Judicial Decision.

While many recent observers have accused American judgesespecially Supreme Court justicesof being too driven by politics and ideology, others have argued that judges are justified in using their positions to advance personal views. Advocating a different approachone that eschews ideology but still v...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Powell, H. Jefferson
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2008.
Temas:
Constitutional law > United States.
Judges > United States.
Judicial discretion > United States.
Judicial process > United States.
Justice, Administration of > United States.
Juges > États-Unis.
Pouvoir discrétionnaire des juges > États-Unis.
Processus judiciaire > États-Unis.
Constitutional law
Judges
Judicial discretion
Judicial process
Justice, Administration of
United States
law, legality, legal system, justice systems, judicial, judges, lawyers, morality, morals, ethics, american government, governing, supreme court, politics, political science, ideology, ideological, individual consciousness, constitutional decision making, controversial decisions, controversy, candor, intellectual honesty, humility, credibility, governance, united states of america, usa.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:While many recent observers have accused American judgesespecially Supreme Court justicesof being too driven by politics and ideology, others have argued that judges are justified in using their positions to advance personal views. Advocating a different approachone that eschews ideology but still values personal perspectiveH. Jefferson Powell makes a compelling case for the centrality of individual conscience in constitutional decision making. Powell argues that almost every controversial decision has more than one constitutionally defensible resolution. In such cases, he goes on to conte.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (161 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780226677309
0226677303
128196624X
9781281966247

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