The Judge as Political Theorist : Contemporary Constitutional Review /

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The Judge as Political Theorist examines opinions by constitutional courts in liberal democracies to better understand the logic and nature of constitutional review. David Robertson argues that the constitutional judge's role is nothing like that of the legislator or chief executive, or even th...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Robertson, David, 1946-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, 2010.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Political questions and judicial power.
Judicial review.
Constitutional courts.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > History & Theory.
LAW > Judicial Power.
review (function)
Cours constitutionnelles.
Politique et pouvoir judiciaire.
Contrôle juridictionnel des lois.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • The nature and function of judicial review
  • Germany : dignity and democracy
  • Eastern Europe : (re) establishing the rule of law
  • France : purely abstract review
  • Canada : imposing rights on the common law
  • South Africa : defining a new society
  • Tests of unconstitutionality and discrimination
  • Conclusions : constitutional jurists as political theorists.

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