Courts and Political Institutions A Comparative View

Name: Courts and Political Institutions A Comparative View
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ISBN: 9780521533997

ISBN-10: 0521533996

ISBN-13: 9780521533997

Edition: 2003

Authors: Tim Koopmans

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The frontier between 'law' and 'politics' is not always clear-cut. A large area exists where courts operate, but where governments and parliaments also make decisions. Tim Koopmans compares the way American, British, French and German law and politics deal with different issues: in many instances subjects which are highly 'political' in one country constitute legal issues in another. Is there, for example a 'sovereign Parliament' (as there is in Britain), or will courts control the compatibility of statutes with the Constitution (as in the United States and Germany)? How far can courts go in controlling the legality of administrative action? Are there general legal theories about the…

Book details

List price: $59.99
Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 9/4/2003
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 324
Size: 9.00" wide x 6.00" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.144
Language: English



Preface


Table of cases


List of abbreviations



Introduction



The sovereignty of parliament



Judicial review of legislation



The growth of judicial power



The limits of judicial review



The legality of administrative action



Courts and governments



Courts and individual rights



Techniques of judicial protection



A glance at the future


Select bibliography


Index