LEADER 03922nam 2200721 a 450 001 9910817773803321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-4008-1717-X 010 $a1-4008-1269-0 010 $a1-282-75392-4 010 $a9786612753923 010 $a1-4008-2336-6 024 7 $a10.1515/9781400823369 035 $a(CKB)2670000000044191 035 $a(EBL)581627 035 $a(OCoLC)700688651 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000114649 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11140355 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000114649 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10124800 035 $a(PQKB)10078091 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000433857 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12142260 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000433857 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10395963 035 $a(PQKB)11294852 035 $a(OCoLC)51321304 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse36107 035 $a(DE-B1597)446237 035 $a(OCoLC)979741809 035 $a(DE-B1597)9781400823369 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL581627 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10031932 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL275392 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC581627 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000044191 100 $a19981027d1999 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aBrennan and democracy$b[electronic resource] /$fFrank I. Michelman 205 $aCourse Book 210 $aPrinceton, N.J. $cPrinceton University Press$dc1999 215 $a1 online resource (161 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-691-00715-2 311 $a0-691-12249-0 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $t Frontmatter -- $tContents -- $tPreface and Acknowledgments -- $tChapter 1. Brennan's Constitutional Democracy -- $tChapter 2. Brennan's Democratic Liberalism -- $tEpilogue -- $tIndex 330 $aIn Brennan and Democracy, a leading thinker in U.S. constitutional law offers some powerful reflections on the idea of "constitutional democracy," a concept in which many have seen the makings of paradox. Here Frank Michelman explores the apparently conflicting commitments of a democratic governmental system where key aspects of such important social issues as affirmative action, campaign finance reform, and abortion rights are settled not by a legislative vote but by the decisions of unelected judges. Can we--or should we--embrace the values of democracy together with constitutionalism, judicial supervision, and the rule of law? To answer this question, Michelman calls into service the judicial career of Supreme Court Justice William Brennan, the country's model "activist" judge for the past forty years. Michelman draws on Brennan's record and writings to suggest how the Justice himself might have understood the judiciary's role in the simultaneous promotion of both democratic and constitutional government. The first chapter prompts us to reflect on how tough and delicate an act it is for the members of a society to attempt living together as a people devoted to self-government. The second chapter seeks to renew our appreciation for democratic liberal political ideals, and includes an extensive treatment of Brennan's judicial opinions, which places them in relation to opposing communitarian and libertarian positions. Michelman also draws on the views of two other prominent constitutional theorists, Robert Post and Ronald Dworkin, to build a provocative discussion of whether democracy is best conceived as a "procedural" or a "substantive" ideal. 606 $aConstitutional law$zUnited States 615 0$aConstitutional law 676 $a342.73 700 $aMichelman$b Frank I.$f1936-$0518691 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910817773803321 996 $aBrennan and democracy$950909 997 $aUNINA