Jacob Eisler

The Law of Freedom

The Supreme Court and Democracy

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Produktbeschreibung

"This book examines the philosophy of judicial review to show how the Supreme Court has transformed elections in America. The Supreme Court has battled over the meaning of rule by the people, and this battle on the Court is a struggle over the defining values of American democracy"--

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 300
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. Juli 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 21mm
• Gewicht: 626g
• ISBN-13: 9781108419826
• ISBN-10: 1108419828
• Artikelnr.: 67372158

Autorenporträt

Jacob Eisler is Associate Professor at the University of Southampton Law School where he focuses on democratic theory, election law, and corruption. In 2023, he will join Florida State University College of Law as the James Edmund and Margaret Elizabeth Corry Professor.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
1. The counterpopular dilemma
2. Constitutionalism and the counterpopular dilemma
3. Traversing the dilemma: normative struggle over freedom
4. One-person one-vote: the triumph of minimal procedural equality
5. Campaign finance: contesting voters' cognitive capacities
6. Parties in democracy: facilitators or usurpers of popular self-rule?
7. Race and elections: equality of access or equality of power?
Conclusion: the debate over liberalism, the partisan alternative, and the future of election law.