Courthouse democracy and minority rights : same-sex marriage in the states /

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In Courthouse Democracy and Minority Rights: Same-Sex Marriage in the States, Robert J. Hume examines how the democratization of state courts and state constitutional systems has influenced the capacity of judges to protect minority rights. Through an intensive examination of same-sex marriage polic...

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Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: Hume, Robert J.
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Oxford : Oxford University Press, [2013]
Sujets:
Same-sex marriage > Law and legislation > United States > States.
Political questions and judicial power > United States > States.
Constitutional law > United States > States.
Politique et pouvoir judiciaire > États-Unis > États.
LAW > Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice.
Constitutional law > U.S. states
Political questions and judicial power > U.S. states
Same-sex marriage > Law and legislation > U.S. states
United States
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Résumé:In Courthouse Democracy and Minority Rights: Same-Sex Marriage in the States, Robert J. Hume examines how the democratization of state courts and state constitutional systems has influenced the capacity of judges to protect minority rights. Through an intensive examination of same-sex marriage policy, Hume shows that democratic innovations like judicial elections and initiative amendment procedures have conditioned the impact of judges on state marriage laws. Using a combination of original and publicly available data, Hume demonstrates that ""courthouse democracy"" has influenced the behavior
Description matérielle:1 online resource (xii, 217 pages) : illustrations
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-212) and index.
ISBN:9780199982394
0199982392

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