Judicial Review and the Law of the Constitution

Judicial Review and the Law of the Constitution
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Publisher : Yale University Press
Total Pages : 252
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ISBN-10 : 0300046650
ISBN-13 : 9780300046656
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Book Synopsis Judicial Review and the Law of the Constitution by : Sylvia Snowiss

Download or read book Judicial Review and the Law of the Constitution written by Sylvia Snowiss and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 1990-01-01 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book, the author presents a new interpretation of the origin of judicial review. She traces the development of judicial review from American independence through the tenure of John Marshall as Chief Justice, showing that Marshall's role was far more innovative and decisive than has yet been recognized. According to the author all support for judicial review before Marshall contemplated a fundamentally different practice from that which we know today. Marshall did not simply reinforce or extend ideas already accepted but, in superficially minor and disguised ways, effected a radical transformation in the nature of the constitution and the judicial relationship to it.


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