Law and judicial duty [electronic resource] /
Philip Hamburger.
- Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2008.
- xviii, 686 p.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
Judicial review--History.--United States Judicial process--History.--United States Constitutional law--United States.