Shaping Constitutional Values: Elected Government, the Supreme Court, and the Abortion Debate - Rilegato

Devins, Neal

Rilegato

ISBN 10: 0801852846 ISBN 13: 9780801852848

Casa editrice: Johns Hopkins Univ Pr, 1996

Riassunto

This work shows how the Supreme Court, elected government, and private citzens together shape what the Constitution means. Central to this study is the question of how the Court and elected government influence each other. In addition to the abortion debate, conflicts over federalism, race religion and separartion of powers are examined. The author contends that these constitutional disputes can be as constructive as they are inevitable. The long fight over abortion, for example has resulted in a highly workable - if imperfect - compromise, with elected government becoming more pro-choice and the Court becoming more pro-life. The Constitution is made more vital by such ongoing interchanges among the Court, elected government and the people. Without an ongoing dynamic that allows each side to win some of the time, Devin's concludes, the Constitution would be less enduring.

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Recensione

""A healthy reminder that the Supreme Court is not the sole interpreter of the Constitution, in spite of what justices have on occasion asserted." -- David M. O'Brien, University of Virginia

Descrizione del libro

How the Supreme Court, elected government, and private citizens together help to shape what the Constitution means.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Johns Hopkins Univ Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 1996
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0801852846
• ISBN 13: 9780801852848
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 193
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• Persona responsabile: non disponibile