America's Prophets - 9780313377082
Un libro in lingua di Dow David R. edito da Praeger Pub Text, 2009
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America's Prophets: How Judicial Activism Makes America Great fills a major void in the popular literature by providing a thorough definition and historical account of judicial activism and by arguing that it is a method of "prophetic" adjudication which is essential to preserving American values. Dow confounds the allegation of the Christian right that judicial activism is legally and morally unsound by tracing the roots of American judicial activism to the methods of legal and moral interpretation developed by the prophets of the Hebrew Bible. He claims that Isaiah, Amos, and Jesus are archetypal activist judges and, conversely, that modern activist judges are "America's prophets." Dow argues that judicial restraint is a "priestly" method of adjudication and that it, not judicial activism, is the legally and morally unsound method.
Informazioni bibliografiche
- Titolo del Libro in lingua: America's Prophets
- Sottotitolo: How Judicial Activism Makes America Great
- Lingua: English
- Autore: Dow David R.
- Editore: Praeger Pub Text
- Collana: Praeger Pub Text (Hardcover)
- Data di Pubblicazione: 30 Aprile '09
- Genere: LAW
- Argomenti : Political questions and judicial power United States Judges Political aspects United States Judicial review United States
- Pagine: 165
- Dimensioni mm: 241 x 158 x 19
- ISBN-10: 0313377081
- EAN-13: 9780313377082