Brennan and Democracy.

Brennan and Democracy.

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Author / Creator:	Michelman, Frank I.
Imprint:	Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2001.
Description:	1 online resource (161 pages)
Language:	English
Subject:	Brennan, William J., -- 1906-1997. Brennan, William J., -- 1906-1997. Constitutional law -- United States. Constitutional law. United States. Electronic books.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11245064

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ISBN:	9781400823369 1400823366
Notes:	Print version record.
Summary:	In Brennan and Democracy, a leading thinker in U.S. constitutional law offers some powerful reflections on the idea of "constitutional democracy," a concept in which many have seen the makings of paradox. Here Frank Michelman explores the apparently conflicting commitments of a democratic governmental system where key aspects of such important social issues as affirmative action, campaign finance reform, and abortion rights are settled not by a legislative vote but by the decisions of unelected judges. Can we--or should we--embrace the values of democracy together with constitutionalism, judic.
Other form:	Print version: Michelman, Frank I. Brennan and Democracy. Princeton : Princeton University Press, ©2001 9780691122496

Table of Contents:

Preface and Acknowledgments
Chapter 1. Brennan's Constitutional Democracy
Constitutional Law, Constitutional Theory
The Paradox of Constitutional Democracy
Democracy, Individuals, and Self-Government
The Substantive Conception of Democracy
A Paradox of Democratic Commitment
The Procedural Conception of Democracy
The Remaining Possibility for Self-Government in Politics
Politics and Knowledge
Distrust and Democracy (Responsive Democracy with a Difference)
Brennan on Democracy
Chapter 2. Brennan's Democratic Liberalism
The Judge as Political Theorist
Liberal Political Thought
Justice Brennan and Liberal "Romance"
Community
Equality, Groups, and Positive Social Rights
Summation: Who Is Brennan to Us?
Epilogue
Index