About this title: This powerfully argued appraisal of judicial review may change the face of American law. Written for layman and scholar alike, the book addresses one of the most important issues facing Americans today: within what guidelines shall the Supreme Court apply the strictures of the Constitution to the complexities of modern life? Until now legal experts have proposed two basic approaches to the Constitution. The first, "interpretivism," maintains that we should stick as closely as possible to what is explicit in the document itself. The second, predominant in recent academic theorizing, argues ...
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Description: Acceptable. Book is in good reading condition. Cover has wear at edges and corners, and may have creases. Spine has wear at edges. read more
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Description: Reader copy. By John Ely; ISBN: 0674196376; Pub. : Harvard University Press; Pub. Date: 1980-08-10; Media: Paperback; Weight: 12.8 oz.; Covers show moderate to heavy edgewear. Surfaces of covers are generally glossy. Cover has noticeable surface wear. Binding is good. Pages show indications of moderate to heavy use. Highlighting and/or writing on at least 25 percent of pages. This book is still very readable. by John Ely; ISBN: 0674196376; Pub. : Harvard University Press; Pub. Date: 1980-08-10 ... read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Date Published: 1980-02-19
ISBN-13:9780674196360ISBN:0674196368
Description: Good. Good condition. Clean cover with slight wear to edges. Spine has a couple of creases. Less than 10 pages have underlining and/or margin notes. Delivery confirmation included with domestic orders. dw. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Harvard University Press,, Cambridge:
Date Published: 1980
ISBN-13:9780674196360ISBN:0674196368
Description: Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 0674196368. First edition. Very good in a very good (light creasing to front flap) dust jacket. read more
Description: As New. No Jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. New (in publisher's shrinkwrap). Spine is quarter-leatherbound and all edges are gilt. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Harvard Univ Pr, Cumbreland, Rhode Island, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1980
ISBN-13:9780674196360ISBN:0674196368
Description: Very Good in Good jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Very Good with moderate wear to covers and light pencil underlining/marginalia to text. Law. read more
Binding: Half-Leather
Publisher: Harvard University Press, Cambridge, Mass
Date Published: 1980
ISBN-13:9780674196360ISBN:0674196368
Description: Good in Good jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. HC, 268pp The place of judicial review in democracy, Interpretation vs application of constitution. Role of judiciary in modern democratic states. In good condition. There is some underlining of passages on about 12 pages of text however. Otherwise text is bright and clean, Dj shows light wear at spine ends and flap edges. read more
Description: Good. 0674196376 Good condition. May have some markings & or shelfwear. All pages intact. Used items may not include extras such as infotrac, CD or other web access codes. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: HARVARD UNIV PR
Date Published: 2008
ISBN-13:9780674196377ISBN:0674196376
Description: New. This book elaborates a third theory of judicial review, one that the author argues is consistent with those underlying assumptions, in fact constructed so as to enlist the courts in helping to make them a reality. read more
"This is another book I had to read for Prof. Ackerman's class, which I recently re-read. I thought it was an interesting enough book to add to my GoodReads list. It's well written and not dense, like most legal texts are. I found it very engrossing, because of his colloquial style.
In this book, Ely is attempting to solve the countermajoritarian difficulty of judicial review (the idea that the Court, when exercising judicial review, that it is going counter to the will of the majority). He does this by stepping away from a values-oriented constitutional review (which most constitutional scholars have been advocating), but basing judicial review on representation-protection. In other words, the Court should protect the democratic process and people's access to the democratic process.
If you want a book to read that will increase your knowledge in general, that is not boring, this is a good book to pick up."
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