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In Defense of a Political Court

(Paperback)


Publishing Details

Full Title:

In Defense of a Political Court

Contributors:
ISBN:

9780691007182

Publisher:

Princeton University Press

Imprint:

Princeton University Press

Publication Date:

28th January 2002

Country:

United States

Classifications

Readership:

Professional and Scholarly

Fiction/Non-fiction:

Non Fiction

Other Subjects:

Private or civil law: general
Methods, theory and philosophy of law

Dewey:

347.7326

Physical Properties

Physical Format:

Paperback

Number of Pages:

272

Dimensions:

Width 152mm, Height 235mm

Weight:

539g

Description

Can the Supreme Court be free of politics Do we want it to be Normative constitutional theory has long concerned itself with the legitimate scope and limits of judicial review. Theorists seek to resolve that issue by eliminating politics from constitutional decisionmaking. Terri Peretti argues for an openly political role for the Supreme Court.

Reviews

"A lively and original work... I found the book thought provoking, and ... I recommend it highly."--Thomas M. Keck, The Law and Politics Book Review

Author Bio

Terri Jennings Peretti is Professor of Political Science at Santa Clara University.

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