Can Courts Be Bulwarks of Democracy?: Judges and the Politics of Prudence

ISBN-13: 9781316516737 / Angielski / Twarda / 2022 / 174 str.

Jordan (Florida State University) Holsinger

Opis

This book argues that independent courts can defend democracy by encouraging political elites to more prudently exercise their powers.

Spis treści

1. Introduction; 2. Democratic regimes and their survival; 3. Political competition and judicial independence; 4. Judicial effects on democratic regime stability; 5. Imprudent politics; 6. Will courts be bulwarks of democracy in the United States?; 7. Conclusion.