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Judicial independence and the American constitution : a democratic paradox /

"The Framers of the American Constitution took special pains to ensure that the governing principles of the republic were insulated from the reach of simple majorities. Only super-majoritarian amendments could modify these fundamental constitutional dictates. The Framers established a judicial...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Redish, Martin H. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Stanford, California : Stanford Law Books, an imprint of Stanford University Press, [2017]
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction : America's contribution to political thought : prophylactic judicial independence as an instrument of democratic constitutionalism
  • The foundations of American constitutionalism
  • A taxonomy of judicial independence
  • Judicial impeachment, judicial discipline, and American constitutionalism
  • State courts, due process and the dangers of popular constitutionalism
  • Constitutionalism, democracy, and the pathology of legislative deception
  • Habeas corpus, due process, and American constitutionalism.