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by: Alexander M. Bickel
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 347.7326
EAN: 9780300032994
ISBN: 0300032994
Label: Yale University Press
Manufacturer: Yale University Press
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 306
Publication Date: September 10, 1986
Publisher: Yale University Press
Sales Rank: 339408
Studio: Yale University Press
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This classic book on the role of the Supreme court in our democracy traces the history of the Court, assessing the merits of various decisions along the way. Eminent law professor Alexander Bickel begins with Marbury vs. Madison, which he says gives gives shaky support to judicial review, and concludes with the school desegregation cases of 1954, which he uses to show the extent and limits of the Court's power. In this way he accomplishes his stated purpose: 'to have the Supreme Court's exercise of judicial review better understood and supported and more sagaciously used.'
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Rating: - One of my favorite books on law and the U.S. Constitution
This book is a classic text on judicial restraint and one of the best studies of constitutional law. Law professor Author Alexander M. Bickel was one of the most influential constitutional commentators of the 20th century, and this book is a masterwork. In it, Bickel famously coins the term "countermajoritarian difficulty" to describe his view that judicial review undermines democracy. Whether you are conservative or liberal, you will find his discussions on the role of the Supreme Court in our democratic ... Read More
Rating: - A classic
This book is one of the true classics of constitutional scholarship. Although written in 1962, the book still contains valuable lessons for current times. In a nutshell, Bickel's approach to judicial review is cautious, skeptical. He possesses doubts as to the reasoning put forward in Marbury v. Madison, the seminal decision laying the groundwork for U.S. judicial review. Yet he is wise enough to realize that in a constitutional democracy, the judiciary must exercise some power to check the other two branches. ... Read More
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