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21 produkter
Active Liberty
Interpreting a Democratic Constitution
Inbunden, 2008
1312 kr
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What role should courts play in a modern democracy? How should fundamental provisions of a democratic constitution be interpreted? These questions have divided constitutional theorists and those responsible for interpreting and applying constitutional law including, notoriously, the current U.S. …
America's Supreme Court
Making Democracy Work
Inbunden, 2010
838 kr
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The American Supreme Court is one of the most powerful and controversial judicial bodies in the world. The Court has assumed the role of settling fundamental issues of American social policy through its power of constitutional interpretation, and its rulings are among the most divisive, and …
Active Liberty
Interpreting Our Democratic Constitution
E-bok, 2007
164 kr
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A brilliant new approach to the Constitution and courts of the United States by Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer.For Justice Breyer, the Constitution’s primary role is to preserve and encourage what he calls “active liberty”: citizen participation in shaping government and its laws. As this …
Making Our Democracy Work
A Judge''s View
E-bok, 2010
180 kr
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The Supreme Court is one of the most extraordinary institutions in our system of government. Charged with the responsibility of interpreting the Constitution, the nine unelected justices of the Court have the awesome power to strike down laws enacted by our elected representatives. Why does the …
Breaking the Vicious Circle
Toward Effective Risk Regulation
Häftad, 1995
316 kr
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Breaking the Vicious Circle is a tour de force that should be read by everyone who is interested in improving our regulatory processes. Written by a highly respected federal judge, who would go on to serve on the Supreme Court, and who obviously recognizes the necessity of regulation but perceives …
Authority of the Court and the Peril of Politics
Inbunden, 2021
164 kr
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A sitting justice reflects upon the authority of the Supreme Court—how that authority was gained and how measures to restructure the Court could undermine both the Court and the constitutional system of checks and balances that depends on it.A growing chorus of officials and commentators argues …
Regulation and Its Reform
Häftad, 1984
509 kr
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This book will become the bible of regulatory reform. No broad, authoritative treatment of the subject has been available for many years except for Alfred Kahn’s Economics of Regulation (1970). And Stephen Breyer’s book is not merely a utilitarian analysis or a legal discussion of procedures; it …
Against the Death Penalty
Av Stephen Breyer, John Bessler
E-bok, 2016
183 kr
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A landmark dissenting opinion arguing against the death penalty. Does the death penalty violate the Constitution? In Against the Death Penalty , Justice Stephen Breyer argues that it does; that it is carried out unfairly and inconsistently and, thus, violates the ban on ""cruel and unusual …
Breaking the Promise of Brown
The Resegregation of America's Schools
Inbunden, 2017
279 kr
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“A decision the Court and the Nation will come to regret.”Ten years ago, the United States Supreme Court struck down two local school board initiatives meant to reverse extreme racial segregation in public schools. The sharply divided 5-4 decision in Parents Involved in Community Schools v. Seattle …
Breaking the Promise of Brown
The Resegregation of America's Schools
E-bok, 2022
312 kr
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“A decision the Court and the Nation will come to regret.” Ten years ago, the United States Supreme Court struck down two local school board initiatives meant to reverse extreme racial segregation in public schools. The sharply divided 5-4 decision in Parents Involved in Community Schools v. …
Against the Death Penalty
Av Stephen Breyer, John Bessler
Häftad, 2023
190 kr
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A landmark dissenting opinion arguing against the death penalty.Does the death penalty violate the Constitution? In Against the Death Penalty, Justice Stephen Breyer argues that it does; that it is carried out unfairly and inconsistently and, thus, violates the ban on ""cruel and unusual …
Court and the World
American Law and the New Global Realities
E-bok, 2015
115 kr
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In this original, far-reaching, and timely book, Justice Stephen Breyer examines the work of the Supreme Court of the United States in an increasingly interconnected world, a world in which all sorts of activity, both public and private—from the conduct of national security policy to the conduct of …
Reading the Constitution
Why I Chose Pragmatism, Not Textualism
Inbunden, 2024
348 kr
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New York Times Bestseller In a provocative and brilliant analysis, retired Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer deconstructs the textualist philosophy of the current Supreme Courts supermajority and makes the case for a more pragmatic approach of the Constitution. You will not read a more …
Reading the Constitution
Why I Chose Pragmatism, Not Textualism
Häftad, 2025
259 kr
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New York Times Bestseller In a provocative and brilliant analysis, retired Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer deconstructs the textualist philosophy of the current Supreme Court’s supermajority and makes the case for a more pragmatic approach of the Constitution. “You will not read a more …
Reading the Constitution
Why I Chose Pragmatism, Not Textualism
E-bok, 2024
199 kr
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New York Times Bestseller In a provocative and brilliant analysis, retired Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer deconstructs the textualist philosophy of the current Supreme Court’s supermajority and makes the case for a more pragmatic approach of the Constitution. “You will not read a more …
Reading the Constitution
Why I Chose Pragmatism, not Textualism
Ljudbok, 2024
397 kr
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In a provocative and brilliant analysis, retired Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer deconstructs the textualist philosophy of the current Supreme Court’s supermajority and makes the case for a more pragmatic approach of the Constitution. “You will not read a more important legal work this …
La Cour suprême, le droit américain et le monde
E-bok, 2015
192 kr
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Dans un monde de plus en plus interdépendant, soumis à des défis communs et souvent inédits, notamment dans les domaines de la sécurité, du droit de la concurrence, de la famille, de la propriété intellectuelle, comment organiser la mondialisation du droit pour répondre à ces enjeux, et quel est à …
Como hacer funcionar nuestra democracia
El punto de visa de un juez
E-bok, 2018
83 kr
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Estudio sobre la Suprema Corte de los Estados Unidos desde la perspectiva pragmática de un juez. El libro aborda el problema de la legitimidad democrática y su relación con la Corte, a través de ejemplos históricos que documentan los casos en que algunas resoluciones han sido ignoradas o …
