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Distinct Judicial Power: The Origins of an Independent Judiciary, 1606-1787
Distinct Judicial Power: The Origins of an Independent Judiciary, 1606-1787
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begins chapter 1 by tracing the intellectual origins of a distinct judicial power from Aristotle's theory of a mixed constitution to John Adams's modifications of Montesquieu. Chapter 2 describes the debates during the framing and ratification of the federal Constitution regarding the independence
of the federal judiciary. Part II, the bulk of the book, chronicles how each of the original thirteen states and their colonial antecedents treated their respective judiciaries. This portion, presented in thirteen separate chapters, brings together a wealth of information (charters, instructions,
statutes, etc.) about the judicial power between 1606 and 1787, and sometimes beyond. Part III, the concluding segment, explores the influence the colonial and early state experiences had on the federal model that followed and on the nature of the regime itself. It explains how the political theory
of an independent judiciary examined in Part I, and the various experiences of the original thirteen states and their colonial antecedents chronicled in Part II, culminated in Article III of the U.S. Constitution. It also explains how the principle of judicial independence embodied by Article III
made the doctrine of judicial review possible, and committed that doctrine to the protection of individual rights.
Author: Scott Douglas Gerber
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 05/27/2011
Pages: 440
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.60lbs
Size: 9.40h x 6.50w x 1.10d
ISBN: 9780199765874
About the Author
Scott Douglas Gerber is Professor of Law at Ohio Northern University and Senior Research Scholar in Law and Politics at the Social Philosophy and Policy Center. He teaches constitutional law and American legal history. He received both his Ph.D. and J.D. from the University of Virginia, and his B.A. from the College of William and Mary. His previous books include: The Declaration of Independence: Origins and Impact; First Principles: The Jurisprudence of Clarence Thomas; Seriatim: The Supreme Court Before John Marshall; and To Secure These Rights: The Declaration of Independence and Constitutional Interpretation. He has also published two novels.
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