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050	0	0	_aK3367 _b.S73 2022
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100	1		_aStaton, Jeffrey K., _eauthor.
245	1	0	_aCan courts be bulwarks of democracy? : _bjudges and the politics of prudence / _cJeffrey K. Staton, Christopher Reenock, Jordan Holsinger.
264		1	_aCambridge : _bCambridge University Press, _c2022.
300			_a1 online resource (x, 162 pages) : _bdigital, PDF file(s).
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
490	1		_aComparative constitutional law and policy
500			_aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 30 Mar 2022).
505	0		_aIntroduction -- Democratic regimes and their survival -- Political competition and judicial independence -- Judicial effects on democratic regime stability -- Imprudent politics -- Will courts be bulwarks of democracy in the United States? -- Conclusion.
520			_aLiberal concepts of democracy envision courts as key institutions for the promotion and protection of democratic regimes. Yet social science scholarship suggests that courts are fundamentally constrained in ways that undermine their ability to do so. Recognizing these constraints, this book argues that courts can influence regime instability by affecting inter-elite conflict. They do so in three ways: by helping leaders credibly reveal their rationales for policy choices that may appear to violate legal rules; by encouraging leaders to less frequently make decisions that raise concerns about rule violations; and by encouraging the opposition to accept potential rule violations. Courts promote the prudent use of power in each of these approaches. This book evaluates the implications of this argument using a century of global data tracking judicial politics and democratic survival.
650		0	_aPolitical questions and judicial power.
650		0	_aPolitical questions and judicial power _zUnited States.
700	1		_aReenock, Christopher, _eauthor.
700	1		_aHolsinger, Jordan, _d1991- _eauthor.
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _z9781316516737
830		0	_aComparative constitutional law and policy.
856	4	0	_uhttps://doi.org/10.1017/9781009030939
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