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Towards juristocracy: the origins and consequences of the new constitutionalism
Abstract
In countries and supranational entities around the globe, constitutional reform has transferred an unprecedented amount of power from representative institutions to judiciaries. The constitutionalization of rights and the establishment of judicial review are widely believed to have benevolent and progressive origins, and significant redistributive, power-diffusing consequences. Ran Hirschl challenges this conventional wisdom.
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- Authors
- Hirschl, R.
- Affiliations
- Max Planck Society (DE)
- Corresponding author
- Ran Hirschl
- ORCID
- Ran Hirschl
- Venue
- Choice Reviews Online
- Publisher
- American Library Association
- Published
- 2004-10-01
- Volume
- 42
- Issue
- 02
- Pages
- 42-1190-42-1190
- ISSN
- 0009-4978 (ISSN-L)
- 1523-8253
- OpenAlex
- W2139100182
- Cited by
- 695
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
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- Type
- book review
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Choice Reviews Online (publishedVersion)
- GRO (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Law › Judicial and Constitutional Studies
- Social Sciences › Political Science and International Relations › Comparative constitutional jurisprudence studies
- Social Sciences › Political Science and International Relations › European and International Law Studies
- Keywords
- juristocracy, new constitutionalism, constitutionalization of rights, judicial review, judicialization, constitutional reform, separation of powers, judiciary, representative institutions, power redistribution
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