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UNINA9910963449303321 |
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Autore |
Eisgruber Christopher L |
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Titolo |
Constitutional self-government / / Christopher L. Eisgruber |
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Cambridge, MA, : Harvard University Press, 2001 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (272 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Judicial review - United States |
Representative government and representation - United States |
Legislative power - United States |
Democracy |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 213-251) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Frontmatter -- Preface -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1 The Democratic Functions of Inflexible Constitutions -- 2 Judicial Review and Democratic Legitimacy -- 3 Judicial Review and Democratic Flourishing -- 4 Text and History in Hard Cases -- 5 Liberty, Strategy, and Tradition -- 6 Judicial Maintenance of Political Institutions -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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The author focuses directly on the Constitution's seemingly undemocratic features. He argues that constitutionalism is best regarded not as a constraint upon self-government, but as a crucial ingredient in a complex, non-majoritarian form of democracy. |
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