Law and Judicial Duty.

Intro -- CONTENTS -- Preface -- Introduction -- I Law -- 1 The Hierarchy of Law -- 2 The Shift toward Authority -- 3 Constitutions -- II Judicial Duty -- 4 Judicial Duty -- 5 Independent Judgment -- 6 Judicial Decisions -- 7 Authority to Expound Law -- III Judicial Duty as to Legislative Acts -- 8 No Appeal from Parliament -- 9 Colonial Departures -- IV Law and Judicial Duty in America -- 10 Law and Judicial Duty -- 11 Reason and Justice within the Law -- 12 The Range of Constitutional Decisions and the Character of Judicial Duty -- V Judicial Duty in America as to Legislative Acts -- 13 Holding Legislative Acts Unconstitutional -- 14 A Lopsided Debate -- 15 Not Holding Legislative Acts Unconstitutional -- VI Independence and Authority in America -- 16 Independence -- 17 Authority -- VII Inexplicit Ideals -- 18 The Inexplicitness of Constitutions -- 19 Federal Clarifications -- Conclusion -- Appendix I: Bonham's Case -- Appendix II: The Institutio Legalis: Law and Justice in New Jersey -- Appendix III: Common Law Adjacent to Statutes:Religious Taxes in Massachusetts -- Chronological Table of State Decisions -- Index.

Hamburger traces the early history of what is today called "judicial review." The book sheds new light on a host of misunderstood problems, including intent, the status of foreign and international law, the cases and controversies requirement, and the authority of judicial precedent.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.