Direct democracy and the courts / Kenneth P. Miller.
نوع المادة : نصالناشر:Cambridge [U.K.] ; New York, N.Y. : Cambridge University Press, 2009وصف:viii, 278 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cmنوع المحتوى:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9780521765640
- 0521765641
- 9780521747714
- 0521747716
- JF494 .M55 2009
نوع المادة | المكتبة الحالية | رقم الطلب | رقم النسخة | حالة | تاريخ الإستحقاق | الباركود | |
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كتاب | UAE Federation Library | مكتبة اتحاد الإمارات General Collection | المجموعات العامة | JF494 .M55 2009 (إستعراض الرف(يفتح أدناه)) | C.1 | Library Use Only | داخل المكتبة فقط | 30020000047824 |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-263) and index.
"Who should have the last word on fundamental policy issues? This book analyzes the rise of two contenders - the people, through direct democracy, and the courts. It demonstrates that courts have used an expanding power of judicial review to invalidate citizen-enacted laws at remarkably high rates. The resulting conflict between the people and the courts threatens to produce a backlash against judges and raises profound questions about the proper scope of popular sovereignty and judicial power in a constitutional system."--[from book].
Introduction: A clash of rising powers -- The quest for majority rule -- The epic debate -- Direct democracy gathers force -- Countering the majority -- The counter-majoritarian power -- The courts at work -- Conflicts over rights -- Conflicts over powers -- The majority strikes back -- The people's check on the courts -- Conclusion: A new Constitutional equilibrium -- Appendix. Post-election initiative Invalidations.