The Core of the Case Against Judicial Review
Jeremy Waldron — The Core of the Case Against Judicial Review (2006)Jeremy Waldron · 2006 · Article · abstractDisputedSource attached · not independently reviewedCLM-0633 · as of 2026-10-27 · about: Judicial review and constitutional courts · Author: Polity Atlas editorial team
“Whether strong judicial review is democratically legitimate is disputed: Waldron argues that in societies with working democratic institutions, where citizens disagree about rights, courts protect rights no better than legislatures and review is democratically illegitimate; Ginsburg argues that review can facilitate democracy by giving prospective electoral losers 'insurance'.”
Evidence that supports
2Judicial Review in New Democracies: Constitutional Courts in Asian Cases
Tom Ginsburg — Judicial Review in New Democracies: Constitutional Courts in Asian Cases (2003)Tom Ginsburg · 2003 · Book · publisher's book descriptionEvidence that contradicts
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Context
Towards Juristocracy: The Origins and Consequences of the New Constitutionalism
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