Chapter Fifteen. Activism and Self-Restraint

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Introduction ix
4. Part One. The Role of the Judge
5. Chapter One. Bridging the Gap between Law and Society 3
6. Chapter Two. Protecting the Constitution and Democracy 20
7. Part Two. The Means of Realizing the Judicial Role
8. Chapter Three. Preconditions for Realizing the Judicial Role 101
9. Chapter Four. The Meaning of Means 113
10. Chapter Five. Interpretation 122
11. Chapter Six. The Development of the Common Law 155
12. Chapter Seven. Balancing and Weighing 164
13. Chapter Eight. Non-Justiciability, or “Political Questions” 177
14. Chapter Nine. Standing 190
15. Chapter Ten. Comparative Law 197
16. Chapter Eleven. The Judgment 205
17. Part Three. The Relationship between the Court and the other Branches of the State
18. Chapter Twelve. Tension among the Branches 215
19. Chapter Thirteen. The Relationship between the Judiciary and the Legislature 226
20. Chapter Fourteen. The Relationship between the Judiciary and the Executive 241
21. Part Four. Evaluation of the Role of a Judge in a Democracy
22. Chapter Fifteen. Activism and Self-Restraint 263
23. Chapter Sixteen. The Judicial Role and the Problem of Terrorism 283
24. Chapter Seventeen. The Role of the Judge: Theory, Practice, and the Future 306
25. Index 317