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Record Nr.

UNINA9910959590103321

Autore

Hamburger Philip <1957->

Titolo

Law and judicial duty / / Philip Hamburger

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge, Mass., : Harvard University Press, 2008

ISBN

9780674264236

0674264231

9780674038196

0674038193

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (705 p.)

Disciplina

347.73/12

Soggetti

Judicial review - United States - History

Judicial process - United States - History

Constitutional law - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

The hierarchy of law -- The shift toward authority -- Constitutions -- Judicial duty -- Independent judgment -- Judicial decisions -- Authority to expound -- No appeal from parliament -- Colonial departures -- Law and judicial duty -- Reason and justice within the law -- The range of constitutional decisions and the character of judicial duty -- Holding legislative acts unconstitutional -- A lopsided debate -- Not holding legislative acts unconstitutional -- Independence -- Authority -- The inexplicitness of constitutions -- Federal clarifications.

Sommario/riassunto

Philip Hamburger's Law and Judicial Duty traces the early history of what is today called "judicial review." The book sheds new light on a host of misunderstood problems, including intent, the status of foreign and international law, the cases and controversies requirement, and the authority of judicial precedent. The book is essential reading for anyone concerned about the proper role of the judiciary.