The judge in a democracy
Print Book, English, 2008
Princeton University Press, Princeton, N.J., 2008
xxi, 332 pages ; 24 cm.
9780691136158, 9780691120171, 0691136157, 069112017X
1020255100
Pt. 1. The role of the judge
Bridging the gap between law and society
Protecting the Constitution and democracy
pt. 2. The means of realizing the judicial role
Preconditions for realizing the judicial role
The meaning of means
Interpretation
The development of the common law
Balancing and weighing
Non-justiciability, or "political questions"
Standing
Comparative law
The judgment
pt. 3. The relationship between the court and the other branches of the state
Tension among the branches
The relationship between the judiciary and the legislature
The relationship between the judiciary and the executive
pt. 4. Evaluation of the role of a judge in a democracy
Acivism and self-restraint
The judicial role and the problem of terrorism
The role of the judge: theory, practice, and the future
Publié à l'origine en 2006