The Power of Precedent

by Michael J. Gerhardt

Book Overview

The role that precedent plays in constitutional decision making 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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199795797
• ISBN13: 9780199795796
• Release Date: August 2011
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"