Scott E. Lemieux, David J. Watkins

Judicial Review and Contemporary Democratic Theory (eBook, ePUB)

Power, Domination, and the Courts

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Developing democratic criteria for veto points in a democratic system, and comparing them to each other against these criteria, Lemieux and Watkins yield fresh insights into judicial review's democratic value.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 194
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. November 2017
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781351602129
• Artikelnr.: 50202180

Autorenporträt

Scott E. Lemieux is a Lecturer in Political Science at the University of Washington. His research interests include the relationship between the courts and other political branches, the impact of (and backlash against) judicial rulings, and the democratic legitimacy of judicial review. He has written or co-written articles in journals including Perspectives on Politics, Polity, Studies In Law, Politics and Society, New Political Science, the Maryland Law Review, the Journal of Supreme Court History, and the American Journal of Comparative Law. He is also a co-founder of the blog Lawyers, Guns & Money and contributes regularly to publications including The New Republic, The Week, the Guardian, the Los Angeles Times, and the American Prospect.

David J. Watkins is Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Dayton, where he teaches historical and contemporary political theory courses, as well as courses on democracy and democratization. His research focuses on contemporary political theory, with particular attention to neorepublican thought. Recently, his work has appeared in journals such as Perspectives on Politics, Political Theory, and Polity.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction Part 1 1. Beyond the Countermajoritarian Difficulty 2. How Not
to Argue About Judicial Review and Democracy 3. The Revolution will be Sub
Silentio: The Roberts Court and Judicial Minimalism Part 2 4.
Democracy-Against-Domination and Contemporary Democratic Theory 5. Compared
to What? Judicial Review as Just Another Veto Point 6. Judicial Review in a
Comparative Context 7. Conclusion: Toward a Realist, Institutionalist
Democratic Theory