Judicial Independence and the American Constitution: A Democratic Paradox

by Martin Redish and Martin H. Redish

The Framers of the American Constitution took special pains to ensure that the governing principles of the republic were insulated from the reach of simple majorities. Only super-majoritarian amendments could modify these fundamental constitutional dictates. The Framers established a judicial branch shielded from direct majoritarian political accountability to protect and enforce these constitutional limits. Paradoxically, only a counter-majoritarian...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0804792909
• ISBN13: 9780804792905
• Release Date: March 2017
• Publisher: Stanford Law Books
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.0"