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Rethinking Legitimacy : Courts, Constitutions and Politics.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hutchinson, Allan C., 1951- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Legitimacy of governments.
- Constitutional law.
- Law--Philosophy.
- Law.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (193 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st edition.
- Place of Publication:
- London : Hart Publishing, 2025.
- Summary:
- Presents a new perspective on the debate surrounding legitimacy, politics and constitutional law in Supreme Courts.
- Contents:
- Intro
- Preface
- Contents
- 1. Looking for Legitimacy: An Introduction
- Courts at Risk
- Politics and Power
- Moving Forward
- Conclusion
- 2. Finding Legitimacy: Democracy, Politics and Courts
- Looking for Legitimacy
- Political Legitimacy
- Curial Legitimacy
- 3. By Way of Apology: Constitutional Law and Theory
- From One War to Another
- A Proper Herbert
- In a Bickel
- Getting Political
- 4. In Search of Principles: From Origins to Equilibrium
- A Raft of Theories
- A Principled Failure
- Lost in Neutral
- Originalist Sin
- The Modern Move
- 5. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: A Constitutional Reckoning
- The Dobbs Debacle
- A Legitimate Problem of Principles
- Breaking Bad
- Turning Ugly
- 6. The Politics of Law: A Clearer and Deeper Dive
- Law's Politics
- Principles, Philosophy and Politics
- Walking the Line
- Into the Constitutional Haze
- Visions of Federal Order
- 7. Rethinking Legitimacy: A Jurisprudential View
- The Politics of Law's Politics
- Constitutional Authority
- Beyond Candour
- Toward a New Legitimacy
- 8. Rethinking Legitimacy: A Judicial View
- An Open Court
- A Public Stance
- On Abortion
- Beyond Pollution
- 9. Rethinking Legitimacy: A Political View
- Making a Fresh Start
- Constitutional Territory
- An Expressive Function
- Take it to the Limits
- A Political Reckoning
- 10. Rethinking Legitimacy: A Democratic View
- Democracy and Majorities
- A Different Dilemma
- Off Centre
- Balances and Challenges
- Making Progress
- 11. The Justices' New Clothes: A Cautionary Tale
- Index.
- ISBN:
- 1-5099-8534-4
- 1-5099-8535-2
- 1-5099-8533-6
- OCLC:
- 1517204507
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