Making Our Democracy Work:A Judge's View

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作者: (斯蒂芬·布雷耶)
出版社: Random House US
2010-09
版次: 1
ISBN: 9780307269911
定价: 201.40
装帧: 精装
开本: 16开
纸张: 胶版纸
页数: 288页
正文语种: 英语
  • TheSupremeCourtisoneofthemostextraordinaryinstitutionsinoursystemofgovernment.ChargedwiththeresponsibilityofinterpretingtheConstitution,thenineunelectedjusticesoftheCourthavetheawesomepowertostrikedownlawsenactedbyourelectedrepresentatives.WhydoesthepublicaccepttheCourt'sdecisionsaslegitimateandfollowthem,evenwhenthosedecisionsarehighlyunpopular?WhatmusttheCourtdotomaintainthepublic'sfaith?HowcantheCourthelpmakeourdemocracywork?ThesearethequestionsthatJusticeStephenBreyertacklesinthisgroundbreakingbook.

    TodayweassumethatwhentheCourtrules,thepublicwillobey.ButBreyerdeclaresthatwecannottakethepublic'sconfidenceintheCourtforgranted.Heremindsusthatatvariousmomentsinourhistory,theCourt'sdecisionsweredisobeyedorignored.Andthroughinvestigationsofpastcases,concerningtheCherokeeIndians,slavery,andBrownv.BoardofEducation,hebrilliantlycapturesthesteps—andthemissteps—theCourttookontheroadtoestablishingitslegitimacyastheguardianoftheConstitution.

    JusticeBreyerdiscusseswhattheCourtmustdogoingforwardtomaintainthatpublicconfidenceandarguesforinterpretingtheConstitutioninawaythatworksinpractice.HeforcefullyrejectscompetingapproachesthatlookexclusivelytotheConstitution'stextortotheeighteenth-centuryviewsoftheframers.Instead,headvocatesapragmaticapproachthatappliesunchangingconstitutionalvaluestoever-changingcircumstances—anapproachthatwillbestdemonstratetothepublicthattheConstitutioncontinuestoserveuswell.TheCourt,hebelieves,mustalsorespecttherolesthatotheractors—suchasthepresident,Congress,administrativeagencies,andthestates—playinourdemocracy,andheemphasizestheCourt'sobligationtobuildcooperativerelationshipswiththem.

    Finally,JusticeBreyerexaminestheCourt'srecentdecisionsconcerningthedetaineesheldatGuantánamoBay,contrastingthesedecisionswithrulingsconcerningtheinternmentofJapanese-AmericansduringWorldWarII.HeusesthesecasestoshowhowtheCourtcanpromoteworkablegovernmentbyrespectingtherolesofotherconstitutionalactorswithoutcompromisingconstitutionalprinciples.

    MakingOurDemocracyWorkisatourdeforceofhistoryandphilosophy,offeringanoriginalapproachtointerpretingtheConstitutionthatjudges,lawyers,andscholarswilllooktoformanyyearstocome.AnditfurtherestablishesJusticeBreyerasoneoftheCourt'sgreatestintellectualsandaleadinglegalvoiceofourtime. StephenBreyerisanassociatejusticeoftheUnitedStatesSupremeCourt.HeisaresidentofCambridge,Massachusetts,andWashington,D.C. part i / The People’s Trust
    One Judicial Review: The Democratic Anomaly 3
    Two Establishing Judicial Review: Marbury v. Madison 12
    Three The Cherokees 22
    Four Dred Scott 32
    Five Little Rock 49
    Six A Present-Example 68
    ii / Decisions That Work 73
    Seven Basic Approach 75
    Eight Congress, Statutes, and Purposes 88
    Nine The Executive Branch,Administrative Action,and Comparative Expertise 106
    Ten The States and Federalism: Decentralization and Subsidiarity 121
    Eleven Other Federal Courts: Specialization 137
    Twelve Past Court Decisions: Stability 149
    part iii / Protecting Individuals 157
    Thirteen Individual Liberty: Permanent Values and Proportionality 159
    Fourteen The President, National Security, and Accountability:
    Korematsu 172
    Fifteen Presidential Power: Guantánamo and Accountability 194
    Conclusion Appendix A Images 221
    Appendix B Background: The Court 228
    Acknowledgments 233
    Notes 235
    Index 255
    Contents
  • 内容简介:
    TheSupremeCourtisoneofthemostextraordinaryinstitutionsinoursystemofgovernment.ChargedwiththeresponsibilityofinterpretingtheConstitution,thenineunelectedjusticesoftheCourthavetheawesomepowertostrikedownlawsenactedbyourelectedrepresentatives.WhydoesthepublicaccepttheCourt'sdecisionsaslegitimateandfollowthem,evenwhenthosedecisionsarehighlyunpopular?WhatmusttheCourtdotomaintainthepublic'sfaith?HowcantheCourthelpmakeourdemocracywork?ThesearethequestionsthatJusticeStephenBreyertacklesinthisgroundbreakingbook.

    TodayweassumethatwhentheCourtrules,thepublicwillobey.ButBreyerdeclaresthatwecannottakethepublic'sconfidenceintheCourtforgranted.Heremindsusthatatvariousmomentsinourhistory,theCourt'sdecisionsweredisobeyedorignored.Andthroughinvestigationsofpastcases,concerningtheCherokeeIndians,slavery,andBrownv.BoardofEducation,hebrilliantlycapturesthesteps—andthemissteps—theCourttookontheroadtoestablishingitslegitimacyastheguardianoftheConstitution.

    JusticeBreyerdiscusseswhattheCourtmustdogoingforwardtomaintainthatpublicconfidenceandarguesforinterpretingtheConstitutioninawaythatworksinpractice.HeforcefullyrejectscompetingapproachesthatlookexclusivelytotheConstitution'stextortotheeighteenth-centuryviewsoftheframers.Instead,headvocatesapragmaticapproachthatappliesunchangingconstitutionalvaluestoever-changingcircumstances—anapproachthatwillbestdemonstratetothepublicthattheConstitutioncontinuestoserveuswell.TheCourt,hebelieves,mustalsorespecttherolesthatotheractors—suchasthepresident,Congress,administrativeagencies,andthestates—playinourdemocracy,andheemphasizestheCourt'sobligationtobuildcooperativerelationshipswiththem.

    Finally,JusticeBreyerexaminestheCourt'srecentdecisionsconcerningthedetaineesheldatGuantánamoBay,contrastingthesedecisionswithrulingsconcerningtheinternmentofJapanese-AmericansduringWorldWarII.HeusesthesecasestoshowhowtheCourtcanpromoteworkablegovernmentbyrespectingtherolesofotherconstitutionalactorswithoutcompromisingconstitutionalprinciples.

    MakingOurDemocracyWorkisatourdeforceofhistoryandphilosophy,offeringanoriginalapproachtointerpretingtheConstitutionthatjudges,lawyers,andscholarswilllooktoformanyyearstocome.AnditfurtherestablishesJusticeBreyerasoneoftheCourt'sgreatestintellectualsandaleadinglegalvoiceofourtime.
  • 作者简介:
    StephenBreyerisanassociatejusticeoftheUnitedStatesSupremeCourt.HeisaresidentofCambridge,Massachusetts,andWashington,D.C.
  • 目录:
    part i / The People’s Trust
    One Judicial Review: The Democratic Anomaly 3
    Two Establishing Judicial Review: Marbury v. Madison 12
    Three The Cherokees 22
    Four Dred Scott 32
    Five Little Rock 49
    Six A Present-Example 68
    ii / Decisions That Work 73
    Seven Basic Approach 75
    Eight Congress, Statutes, and Purposes 88
    Nine The Executive Branch,Administrative Action,and Comparative Expertise 106
    Ten The States and Federalism: Decentralization and Subsidiarity 121
    Eleven Other Federal Courts: Specialization 137
    Twelve Past Court Decisions: Stability 149
    part iii / Protecting Individuals 157
    Thirteen Individual Liberty: Permanent Values and Proportionality 159
    Fourteen The President, National Security, and Accountability:
    Korematsu 172
    Fifteen Presidential Power: Guantánamo and Accountability 194
    Conclusion Appendix A Images 221
    Appendix B Background: The Court 228
    Acknowledgments 233
    Notes 235
    Index 255
    Contents
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