A doubtful and perilous experiment advisory opinions, state constitutions, and judicial supremacy / Mel A. Topf.

Author/creator Topf, Mel A.
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Publication InfoOxford ; New York : Oxford University Press,
Descriptionxviii, 220 p. ; 24 cm.
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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 noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 193-207) and index.
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LCCN 2011007838
ISBN9780199756766 (hardback : alk. paper)
ISBN0199756767 (hardback : alk. paper)

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