Judicial Activism: Bulwark of Freedom or Precarious Security

Christopher Wolfe

ISBN 10: 0534148689 / ISBN 13: 9780534148683

Published by Harcourt College Pub, 1991

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Synopsis:

Provides a synthesis of the on-going theoretical debate about the merits of judicial activism. The text should be of interest to students of constitutional law, the Supreme Court, judicial processes, law and society or civil liberties.

Review: A thoughtful and illuminating analysis of one of the most influential policy making institutions in contemporary government. Scrupulously fair in his description of the arguments for and against judicial activism, Wolfe presents the political and constitutional debate over the democratic character of judicial review in rich historical detail.--Herman Belz, University of Maryland

Professor Wolfe has done something remarkable: put analytical rigor into the concept of judicial activism. The result is an extraordinarily penetrating analysis and critique of the Judiciary's usurpation of democratic authority.--Robert George, Princeton University

Wolfe offers a lucid summary of the main arguments on judicial activism--both pro and con. He presents an intellectually honest dialectic between the traditional and modern views, stability versus change, legal interpretation versus legislating. Wolfe's book is destined to loom large in constitutional scholarship.--Henry J. Abraham, University of Virginia

Bibliographic Details

Title: Judicial Activism: Bulwark of Freedom or ...
Publisher: Harcourt College Pub
Publication Date: 1991
Binding: Paperback
Condition: Very Good
Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket