The Judicial Branch

The Judicial Branch

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Book Chapter

Donald P. Kommers, American Courts and Democracy: A Comparative Perspective, in The Judicial Branch 200 (Kermit L. Hall & Kevin T. McGuire eds., 2005)

The Judicial Branch considers the impact of courts on American life and addresses such central questions as: Is the Supreme Court an institution of social justice? Is there a case for judicially created and protected social rights? Have the courts become sovereign when interpreting the Constitution? Essays examine topics that include the judiciary in the founding of the nation; turning points in the history of the American judicial system; the separation of powers between the other branches of government; how the Supreme Court resolves political conflicts through legal means; what Americans know about the judiciary and its functions; and whether the American scheme of courts is the best way to support democracy.

ISBN

9780199274130

Publication Date

2005

Publisher

Oxford University Press

City

New York

Keywords

Supreme Court, constitutional law, comparative law, democracy, judicial branch

Disciplines

Comparative and Foreign Law | Constitutional Law | Law | Supreme Court of the United States

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Series: Institutions of American Democracy

The Judicial Branch

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