Judicial Activism in an Age of Populism (eBook, ePUB)

Redaktion: Grover, Sonja

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This book explores range of meanings attributed to the terms 'judicial activism' and 'populism' in contemporary times and examines potential interplay between these two phenomena. Drawing upon many political examples, it discusses the implication of populist movements for democratic institutions, policies, processes.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 188
• Erscheinungstermin: 31. März 2023
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781000850758
• Artikelnr.: 67442567

Autorenporträt

Sonja Grover is Full Professor at the Faculty of Education at Lakehead University, Canada. She graduated with a PhD from the University of Toronto, Canada. She has devoted more than 20 years to law research, publishing numerous law books and articles in peer-reviewed international law journals. She is Associate Editor of The International Journal of Human Rights.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction 1. The impact of populism on constitutional interpretation in
the EU Member States 2. The instrumental abuse of constitutional courts:
how populists can use constitutional courts against the opposition 3.
(De-)judicialization of politics in the era of populism: lessons from
Central and Eastern Europe 4. Authoritarian populism, conceptions of
democracy, and the Hungarian Constitutional Court: the case of political
participation 5. Through selective activism towards greater resilience: the
Czech Constitutional Court's interventions into high politics in the age of
populism 6. Judicial activism, populism and counterterrorism legislation in
Kenya: coalition for Reform and democracy (CORD) & 2 others v Republic of
Kenya & 10; others [2015] 7. Pandemic and community's sense of justice
through suo motu in India 8. Abortion, same-sex marriage, and gender
identity during the Pink Tide: Venezuela compared to Latin American trends