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Judicial Activism in Comparative Perspective

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  • © 1991

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Editors:
  1. Kenneth M. Holland

    1. Memphis State University, USA

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Table of contents (12 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
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  2. Introduction

    • Kenneth M. Holland
    Pages 1-11

  3. Judicial Activism in the United States

    • Kenneth M. Holland
    Pages 12-32

  4. Judicial Activism in England

    • Jerold L. Waltman
    Pages 33-52

  5. Judicial Activism in Canada

    • Carl Baar
    Pages 53-69

  6. Judicial Activism in Australia

    • Brian Galligan
    Pages 70-89

  7. Judicial Activism in Israel

    • Gary J. Jacobsohn
    Pages 90-116

  8. Judicial Activism in Italy

    • Mary L. Volcansek
    Pages 117-132

  9. Judicial Activism in France

    • F. L. Morton
    Pages 133-154

  10. Judicial Activism in Germany

    • H. G. Peter Wallach
    Pages 155-174

  11. Judicial Activism in Sweden

    • Joseph B. Board
    Pages 175-188

  12. Judicial Activism in Japan

    • Hiroshi Itoh
    Pages 189-201

  13. Judicial Activism in the USSR

    • Peter B. Maggs
    Pages 202-214

  14. Back Matter

    Pages 215-220
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The theme of this book is judicial activism in industrialized democracies, with a chapter on the changing political roles of the courts in the Soviet Union. Eleven contributors describe the extent to which the highest courts in their country of expertise have embraced the making of public policy.

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  • Memphis State University, USA

    Kenneth M. Holland

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