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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Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: Carrese, Paul
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Chicago : University of Chicago Press, ©2003.
Sujets:
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
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • 1: Montesquieu's jurisprudence and new judicial power
  • Moderating liberalism and common law: spirit and juridical liberty
  • Moderate and juridical government: the spirit of constitutional liberty
  • Projects for reform: due process, national spirit, and liberal toleration
  • The new aristocracy of the robe: history, reason, and judicial prudence
  • 2: Blackstone and the Montesquieuan constitution
  • Blackstone's liberal education for law and politics
  • A gothic and liberal Constitution: Blackstone's tempering of sovereignty
  • Blackstone, Lord Mansfield, and common-law liberalism
  • 3: Montesquieu's judicial legacy in America
  • Hamilton's common-law constitutionalism and judicial prudence
  • Tocqueville's judicial statesmanship and common-law spirit
  • Holmes and judicialized liberalism
  • Conclusion: the cloaking of power and the perpetuation of constitutionalism.

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