A doubtful and perilous experiment advisory opinions, state constitutions, and judicial supremacy / Mel A. Topf.
| Author/creator | Topf, Mel A. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, |
| Description | xviii, 220 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Contents | This peculiar obligation : the problem of state supreme courts as advisors -- Danger of grave abuses : attacks on the legitimacy of advisory opinions -- To create a power to refuse : the rise of a jurisprudence of advisory opinions -- Useful instrument of government : defending advisory opinions -- An offer that can't be refused : judicial review and the failed attempts to distinguish advice and decisions -- Advisory opinions and judicial supremacy : constitutionalism, a politicized judiciary, and the eclipse of civic debate. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 193-207) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2011007838 |
| ISBN | 9780199756766 (hardback : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0199756767 (hardback : alk. paper) |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |