Democracy and Distrust

A Theory of Judicial Review

John Hart Ely

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$36.00 • £28.95 • €32.50

ISBN 9780674196377

Publication Date: 08/15/1981

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280 pages

6-1/8 x 9-1/4 inches

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1. The Allure of Interpretivism
2. The Impossibility of a Clause-Bound Interpretivism
3. Discovering Fundamental Values
4. Policing the Process of Representation: The Court as Referee
5. Clearing the Channels of Political Change
6. Facilitating the Representation of Minorities
Conclusion
Notes
Index

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Awards & Accolades

Co-Winner, 1982 Order of the Coif Book Award, National Order of the Coif

1981 Certificate of Merit, Silver Gavel Awards, American Bar Association

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