Making Our Democracy Work：A Judge's View
出版时间:
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
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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
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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.
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作者简介:
StephenBreyerisanassociatejusticeoftheUnitedStatesSupremeCourt.HeisaresidentofCambridge,Massachusetts,andWashington,D.C.
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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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