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Law and judicial duty

Title
Law and judicial duty / Philip Hamburger.
Author
Hamburger, Philip, 1957-
Publication
Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2008.

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Description
xviii, 686 p.; 24 cm.
Subjects
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
The hierarchy of law -- The shift toward authority -- Constitutions -- Judicial duty -- Independent judgment -- Judicial decisions -- Authority to expound -- No appeal from parliament -- Colonial departures -- Law and judicial duty -- Reason and justice within the law -- The range of constitutional decisions and the character of judicial duty -- Holding legislative acts unconstitutional -- A lopsided debate -- Not holding legislative acts unconstitutional -- Independence -- Authority -- The inexplicitness of constitutions -- Federal clarifications.
Call Number
JBE 08-1762
ISBN
  • 9780674031319 (alk. paper)
  • 0674031318 (alk. paper)
LCCN
2008007121
OCLC
193910141
Author
Hamburger, Philip, 1957-
Title
Law and judicial duty / Philip Hamburger.
Imprint
Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2008.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Research Call Number
JBE 08-1762
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