Judges and unjust laws : common law constitutionalism and the foundations of judicial review

Judges and unjust laws : common law constitutionalism and the foundations of judicial review / Douglas E. Edlin.

Author/creator	Edlin, Douglas E.
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, ©2008.
Description	xiv, 321 pages ; 24 cm
Subject(s)	Judge-made law--Great Britain. Judge-made law--United States. Judicial review--Great Britain. Judicial review--United States.

Contents	Introduction : "the justice of the common law" -- The common law -- The source-based argument for the judicial obligation to apply the law -- The conceptual argument for the judicial obligation to apply the law -- The source-based argument for the judicial obligation to develop the law : part I (England) -- The source-based argument for the judicial obligation to develop the law : part II (United States) -- The conceptual argument for the judicial obligation to develop the law -- Common law review -- Common law review in two common law systems.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. 283-299) and index.
LCCN	2008017464
ISBN	9780472116621 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN	0472116622 (cloth : alk. paper)

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	General Stacks	K 3367 .E35 2008	✔ Available	Place Hold