Judicial Activism: Bulwark of Freedom or Precarious Security?

by Christopher Wolfe

Book Overview

In this revised and updated edition of a classic text, one of America's leading constitutional theorists presents a brief but well-balanced history of judicial review and summarizes the arguments both for and against judicial activism within the context of American democracy. Christopher Wolfe demonstrates how modern courts have used their power to create new "rights" with fateful political consequences and he challenges popular opinions held by many...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0847685314
• ISBN13: 9780847685318
• Release Date: March 1997
• Publisher: Globe Pequot Publishing Group Inc/Bloomsbury
• Length: 184 Pages
• Weight: 0.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"