Who Am I to Judge?
Judicial Craft versus Constitutional Theory
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2025
Yale University Press (Verlag)
978-0-300-27701-2 (ISBN)
Yale University Press (Verlag)
978-0-300-27701-2 (ISBN)
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A leading legal scholar asks a fundamental question: Do we need a theory of constitutional interpretation?
Do we need a theory of constitutional interpretation? It is a common argument among originalists that however objectionable you may find their theory, at least they have one, whereas their opponents do not have any theory at all. But as Mark Tushnet argues, for most of the Supreme Court’s history, including some of its most exceptional periods, the Court operated without a theory. Justices tempered their understanding of the Constitution with reasoned judgment that balanced legal tradition, regard for public policy, the circumstances of the case before them, and their own views of what was moral and just. In this book, Tushnet shows us what a constitutional theory actually is; what judges need from it and why they probably can’t get what they need; and the great harm that results when judges allow theory to dictate bad policy. It is not theory that matters, Tushnet argues. The vitally important, indispensable quality in a judge is good judgment.
Do we need a theory of constitutional interpretation? It is a common argument among originalists that however objectionable you may find their theory, at least they have one, whereas their opponents do not have any theory at all. But as Mark Tushnet argues, for most of the Supreme Court’s history, including some of its most exceptional periods, the Court operated without a theory. Justices tempered their understanding of the Constitution with reasoned judgment that balanced legal tradition, regard for public policy, the circumstances of the case before them, and their own views of what was moral and just. In this book, Tushnet shows us what a constitutional theory actually is; what judges need from it and why they probably can’t get what they need; and the great harm that results when judges allow theory to dictate bad policy. It is not theory that matters, Tushnet argues. The vitally important, indispensable quality in a judge is good judgment.
Mark Tushnet is William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Law emeritus at Harvard Law School. He is the author of more than a dozen books, has edited eight others, and has written numerous articles on constitutional law and legal history.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 22.4.2025 |
|---|---|
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 140 x 216 mm |
| Themenwelt | Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Militärgeschichte |
| Recht / Steuern ► Allgemeines / Lexika | |
| Recht / Steuern ► EU / Internationales Recht | |
| Recht / Steuern ► Öffentliches Recht | |
| Recht / Steuern ► Rechtsgeschichte | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-300-27701-6 / 0300277016 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-300-27701-2 / 9780300277012 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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