Courthouse democracy and minority rights [[electronic resource]] : same-sex marriage in the states / / Robert J. Hume
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Hume Robert J
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| Titolo: |
Courthouse democracy and minority rights [[electronic resource]] : same-sex marriage in the states / / Robert J. Hume
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| Pubblicazione: | Oxford, England, : Oxford University Press, c2013 |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (230 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 346.7301/68 |
| Soggetto topico: | Same-sex marriage - Law and legislation - United States - States |
| Political questions and judicial power - United States - States | |
| Constitutional law - United States - States | |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Cover; Contents; Preface; Table and Figures; PART I: INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER 1. Promises, Promises; CHAPTER 2. Understanding the Impact of State Supreme Courts; PART II: THE LEGAL CONTEXT; CHAPTER 3. Early Same-Sex Marriage Decisions; CHAPTER 4. Massachusetts and Beyond; PART III: AN ANALYSIS OF STATE JUDICIAL IMPACT; CHAPTER 5. Policy Initiation: The Diffusion of Same-Sex Marriage Cases across the States; CHAPTER 6. Policy Legitimation: Evaluating the Capacity of State Courts to Change Public Opinion |
| CHAPTER 7. Policy Endurance: The Enactment of State Constitutional Amendments Prohibiting Same-Sex MarriageCHAPTER 8. The Promise of State Courts; Bibliography; Table of Authorities; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W | |
| Sommario/riassunto: | In Courthouse Democracy and Minority Rights: Same-Sex Marriage in the States, Robert J. Hume examines how the democratization of state courts and state constitutional systems has influenced the capacity of judges to protect minority rights. Through an intensive examination of same-sex marriage policy, Hume shows that democratic innovations like judicial elections and initiative amendment procedures have conditioned the impact of judges on state marriage laws. Using a combination of original and publicly available data, Hume demonstrates that ""courthouse democracy"" has influenced the behavior |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Courthouse democracy and minority rights |
| ISBN: | 0-19-998239-2 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910815779403321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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