The Power of Precedent
The role that precedent plays in constitutional decisionmaking is a perennially divisive subject among scholars of law and American politics. The debate rages over both empirical and normative aspects of the issue: To what extent are the Supreme Court, Congress, and the executive branch constrained by precedent? To what extent should they be? Taking up a topic long overdue for comprehensive treatment, Michael Gerhardt connects the vast social science data and legalscholarship to provide the most wide-ranging assessment of precedent in several decades. The Power of Precedent clearly outlines the major issues in the continuing debates on the…
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- ISBN: 978-0-19-515050-6
- EAN: 9780195150506
- Produktnummer: 22400858
- Verlag: OXFORD UNIV PR
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2008
- Seitenangabe: 352 S.
- Masse: H23.4 cm x B16.4 cm x D2.4 cm 626 g
- Gewicht: 626
Über den Autor
Michael Gerhardt is Samuel Ashe Distinguished Professor of Constitutional Law and Director of the UNC Center on Law and Government at University of North Carolina Law School. He is one of the foremost scholars on constitutional conflicts between the president and congress, and he has testified numerous times before congress, including as the only joint witness before the house judiciary committee's hearings on the history of impeachment. He served asCNN's resident expert during President Clinton's impeachment proceedings and a frequent commentator on Supreme Court selection for NPR.
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