03810nam 22007094a 450 991078243480332120200520144314.01-281-96624-X97866119662490-226-67730-310.7208/9780226677309(CKB)1000000000579428(EBL)408219(OCoLC)476228016(SSID)ssj0000129190(PQKBManifestationID)11144557(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000129190(PQKBWorkID)10070681(PQKB)10230692(StDuBDS)EDZ0000122548(MiAaPQ)EBC408219(DE-B1597)524514(OCoLC)309917323(DE-B1597)9780226677309(Au-PeEL)EBL408219(CaPaEBR)ebr10265983(CaONFJC)MIL196624(EXLCZ)99100000000057942820070809d2008 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrConstitutional conscience[electronic resource] the moral dimension of judicial decision /H. Jefferson PowellChicago University of Chicago Press20081 online resource (161 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-226-67725-7 Includes bibliographical references and index.The rule of five -- Playing the game -- A question of degree -- Men and women of goodwill -- Making it up as we go along.While many recent observers have accused American judges-especially Supreme Court justices-of being too driven by politics and ideology, others have argued that judges are justified in using their positions to advance personal views. Advocating a different approach-one that eschews ideology but still values personal perspective-H. Jefferson Powell makes a compelling case for the centrality of individual conscience in constitutional decision making. Powell argues that almost every controversial decision has more than one constitutionally defensible resolution. In such cases, he goes on to contend, the language and ideals of the Constitution require judges to decide in good faith, exercising what Powell calls the constitutional virtues: candor, intellectual honesty, humility about the limits of constitutional adjudication, and willingness to admit that they do not have all the answers. Constitutional Conscience concludes that the need for these qualities in judges-as well as lawyers and citizens-is implicit in our constitutional practices, and that without them judicial review would forfeit both its own integrity and the credibility of the courts themselves. Judicial processUnited StatesJustice, Administration ofUnited StatesJudgesUnited StatesJudicial discretionUnited StatesConstitutional lawUnited Stateslaw, legality, legal system, justice systems, judicial, judges, lawyers, morality, morals, ethics, american government, governing, supreme court, politics, political science, ideology, ideological, individual consciousness, constitutional decision making, controversial decisions, controversy, candor, intellectual honesty, humility, credibility, governance, united states of america, usa.Judicial processJustice, Administration ofJudgesJudicial discretionConstitutional law347.73/2634Powell Jefferson1954-1505649MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910782434803321Constitutional conscience3868314UNINA