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- catalog abstract "Published here with a new chapter covering judgements from 1993 to 1995, Raw judicial power? is established as the definitive analysis of the powerful forces shaping the United States Supreme Court today. Robert J. McKeever analyses the approach of the Court to the most pressing contemporary social issues, such as capital punishment, abortion, race and affirmative action, gender equality and religion, sex and politics. He shows how social policy initiatives in the US. Have often come from the judicial rather than the legislative branch of government, leading to charges that the Supreme Court has been exercising 'raw judicial power'. He examines the policy decisions the Court has made, and argues that the Court has increasingly jettisoned traditional notions of constitutional interpretation in order to tackle the conflicts in contemporary American society. Students of American politics, constitutional law and social policy will all. Find this book invaluable.".
- catalog contributor b8805055.
- catalog coverage "United States Social conditions.".
- catalog created "c1995.".
- catalog date "1995".
- catalog date "c1995.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1995.".
- catalog description "1. The rise of the 'Social Issue' -- 2. The Court and constitutional interpretation -- 3. Capital punishment -- 4. Abortion -- 5. Race and affirmative action -- 6. Gender equality -- 7. Religion, sex and politics -- 8. Conclusion.".
- catalog description "Find this book invaluable.".
- catalog description "Have often come from the judicial rather than the legislative branch of government, leading to charges that the Supreme Court has been exercising 'raw judicial power'. He examines the policy decisions the Court has made, and argues that the Court has increasingly jettisoned traditional notions of constitutional interpretation in order to tackle the conflicts in contemporary American society. Students of American politics, constitutional law and social policy will all.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references and index.".
- catalog description "Published here with a new chapter covering judgements from 1993 to 1995, Raw judicial power? is established as the definitive analysis of the powerful forces shaping the United States Supreme Court today. Robert J. McKeever analyses the approach of the Court to the most pressing contemporary social issues, such as capital punishment, abortion, race and affirmative action, gender equality and religion, sex and politics. He shows how social policy initiatives in the US.".
- catalog extent "ix, 323 p. ;".
- catalog identifier "0719048737 (alk. paper)".
- catalog issued "1995".
- catalog issued "c1995.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Manchester ; New York : Manchester University Press ; New York : Distributed exclusively in the USA and Canada by St. Martin's Press,".
- catalog spatial "United States Social conditions.".
- catalog spatial "United States.".
- catalog subject "347.73/26 347.30735 20".
- catalog subject "Constitutional law United States.".
- catalog subject "Judicial review United States.".
- catalog subject "KF8742 .M35 1996".
- catalog subject "Political questions and judicial power United States.".
- catalog subject "United States. Supreme Court.".
- catalog tableOfContents "1. The rise of the 'Social Issue' -- 2. The Court and constitutional interpretation -- 3. Capital punishment -- 4. Abortion -- 5. Race and affirmative action -- 6. Gender equality -- 7. Religion, sex and politics -- 8. Conclusion.".
- catalog title "Raw judicial power? : the Supreme Court and American society / Robert J. McKeever.".
- catalog type "text".