The cloaking of power : Montesquieu, Blackstone, and the rise of judicial activism /

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How did the U.S. judiciary become so powerful-powerful enough that state and federal judges vied to decide a presidential election? What does this prominence mean for the law, constitutionalism, and liberal democracy both in America and internationally?In The Cloaking of Power, Paul O. Carrese provi...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Carrese, Paul
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Chicago : University of Chicago Press, ©2003.
Subjects:
Montesquieu, Charles de Secondat, > baron de, > 1689-1755.
Blackstone, William, > 1723-1780.
Montesquieu, Charles Louis de Secondat, > baron de La Brède et de, > 1689-1755.
Blackstone, William, > Sir, > 1723-1780.
Blackstone, William, > 1723-1780
Montesquieu, Charles de Secondat, > baron de, > 1689-1755
Judicial process > Political aspects > History.
Political questions and judicial power > History.
Judicial power > History.
Liberalism > History.
Jurisprudence > History.
Processus judiciaire > Aspect politique > Histoire.
Politique et pouvoir judiciaire > Histoire.
Pouvoir judiciaire > Histoire.
Libéralisme > Histoire.
Droit > Philosophie > Histoire.
LAW > Jurisprudence.
LAW > General Practice.
LAW > Reference.
LAW > Essays.
LAW > Paralegals & Paralegalism.
LAW > Practical Guides.
Judicial power
Judicial process > Political aspects
Jurisprudence
Liberalism
Political questions and judicial power
Electronic books.
History
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:How did the U.S. judiciary become so powerful-powerful enough that state and federal judges vied to decide a presidential election? What does this prominence mean for the law, constitutionalism, and liberal democracy both in America and internationally?In The Cloaking of Power, Paul O. Carrese provides a provocative and original analysis of the intellectual sources of today's powerful judiciary, arguing that Montesquieu, in his Spirit of the Laws, first articulated a new conception of the separation of powers and of strong but subtle courts.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xiv, 335 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 295-313) and index.
ISBN:9780226094830
0226094839

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