Judicial Activism and the Democratic Rule of Law

Selected Case Studies

Sonja C. Grover (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

XII, 276 Seiten

2020 | 1st ed. 2020
Springer International Publishing (Verlag)
978-3-030-35084-0 (ISBN)

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In this book the author argues that judicial activism in respect of the protection of human rights and dignity and the right to due process is an essential element of the democratic rule of law in a constitutional democracy as opposed to being 'judicial overreach'. Selected recent case law is explored from the US and Canadian Supreme Courts as well as the European Court of Human Rights illustrating that these Courts have, at times, engaged in judicial activism in the service of providing equal protection of the law and due process to the powerless but have, on other occasions, employed legalistic but insupportable strategies to sidestep that obligation.The book will be of interest to those with a deep concern regarding the factors that influence judicial decision-making and the judiciary's role through judgments in promoting and preserving the underpinnings of democracy. This includes legal researchers, the judiciary, practicing counsel and legal academics and law students as well as those in the area of democracy studies, in addition to scholars in the fields of sociology and philosophy of law.

Judicial Activism and Its Intersection with Democratic Rule of Law.- The Supreme Court of the United States and Judicial Activism in the Trump Era.- Judicial Activism in Selected Cases Decided by the Supreme Court of Canada.- Judicial Activism, the "Living Instrument" Doctrine and the European Court of Human Rights.- "Principled Judicial Activism" in Defense of Our Common Humanity.- Concluding Comment.

Erscheinungsdatum	21.02.2020
Zusatzinfo	XII, 276 p. 1 illus.
Verlagsort	Cham
Sprache	englisch
Maße	155 x 235 mm
Gewicht	589 g
Themenwelt	Recht / Steuern ► Allgemeines / Lexika
	Recht / Steuern ► EU / Internationales Recht
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Politische Systeme
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Politische Theorie
Schlagworte	Canadian Supreme Court • constitutional democracy • Contemporary Judicial Activism • Democracy • Rule of Law • US Supreme Court
ISBN-10	3-030-35084-3 / 3030350843
ISBN-13	978-3-030-35084-0 / 9783030350840
Zustand	Neuware