King, Jeff, 1973-

Judging social rights / Jeff King. - xxvii, 370 pages ; 24 cm. - Cambridge studies in constitutional law .

Introduction : aims and methods -- Part I. The Case for Constitutional Social Rights -- The case for social rights -- The value of courts in light of the alternatives -- A basic interpretive approach -- Part II. A Theory of Judicial Restraint -- Institutional approaches to judicial restraint -- Democratic legitimacy -- Polycentricity -- Expertise -- Flexibility -- Part III. Incrementalism -- Incrementalism as a general theme.

9781107008021 (hbk.) 9781107400320 (pbk.)


Political questions and judicial power--United States
Social rights--United States
Judicial power--Social aspects--United States
Social justice--United States
Social rights--Philosophy
Constitutional law--United States

KF4749 / .K56 2012