Constitutional Rights and Constitutional Design: Moral and Empirical Reasoning in Judicial Review

by Paul Yowell

Book Overview

The decisions courts make in constitutional rights cases pervade our political life and touch on our most basic interests and values. The spread of judicial review of legislation around the world means that courts are increasingly called on to settle matters of moral and political controversy, including assisted suicide, data privacy, anti-terrorism measures, marriage, and abortion. But doubts regarding the institutional capacities of courts for deciding...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1509940308
• ISBN13: 9781509940301
• Release Date: September 2020
• Publisher: Hart Publishing
• Length: 186 Pages
• Weight: 0.59 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"