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The Cloaking of Power: Montesquieu, Blackstone, and the Rise of Judicial Activism

Paul O. Carrese

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Description:How did the US judiciary become so powerfulOCopowerful enough that state and federal judges once vied to decide a presidential election? What does this prominence mean for the law, constitutionalism, and liberal democracy? In "The Cloaking of Power," Paul O. Carrese provides a provocative analysis of the intellectual sources of todayOCOs powerful judiciary, arguing that Montesquieu, in his "Spirit of the Laws," first articulated a new conception of the separation of powers and strong but subtle courts. Montesquieu instructed statesmen to OC cloak powerOCO by placing judges at the center of politics, while concealing them behind juries and subtle reforms. Tracing this conception through Blackstone, Hamilton, and Tocqueville, Carrese shows how it led to the prominence of judges, courts, and lawyers in America today. But he places the blame for contemporary judicial activism squarely at the feet of Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. and his jurisprudential revolution, which he believes to be the source of the now-prevalent view that judging is merely political. To address this crisis, Carrese argues for a rediscovery of an independent judiciaryOCoone that blends prudence and natural law with common law and that observes the moderate jurisprudence of Montesquieu and Blackstone, balancing abstract principles with realistic views of human nature and institutions. He also advocates for a return to the complex constitutionalism of the American founders and Tocqueville and for judges who understand their responsibility to elevate citizens above individualism, instructing them in law and right."We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Cloaking of Power: Montesquieu, Blackstone, and the Rise of Judicial Activism. To get started finding The Cloaking of Power: Montesquieu, Blackstone, and the Rise of Judicial Activism, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 351

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: Not Avail

Release: 2014

ISBN: 0226094839

Description: How did the US judiciary become so powerfulOCopowerful enough that state and federal judges once vied to decide a presidential election? What does this prominence mean for the law, constitutionalism, and liberal democracy? In "The Cloaking of Power," Paul O. Carrese provides a provocative analysis of the intellectual sources of todayOCOs powerful judiciary, arguing that Montesquieu, in his "Spirit of the Laws," first articulated a new conception of the separation of powers and strong but subtle courts. Montesquieu instructed statesmen to OC cloak powerOCO by placing judges at the center of politics, while concealing them behind juries and subtle reforms. Tracing this conception through Blackstone, Hamilton, and Tocqueville, Carrese shows how it led to the prominence of judges, courts, and lawyers in America today. But he places the blame for contemporary judicial activism squarely at the feet of Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. and his jurisprudential revolution, which he believes to be the source of the now-prevalent view that judging is merely political. To address this crisis, Carrese argues for a rediscovery of an independent judiciaryOCoone that blends prudence and natural law with common law and that observes the moderate jurisprudence of Montesquieu and Blackstone, balancing abstract principles with realistic views of human nature and institutions. He also advocates for a return to the complex constitutionalism of the American founders and Tocqueville and for judges who understand their responsibility to elevate citizens above individualism, instructing them in law and right."We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Cloaking of Power: Montesquieu, Blackstone, and the Rise of Judicial Activism. To get started finding The Cloaking of Power: Montesquieu, Blackstone, and the Rise of Judicial Activism, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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