In recent years, the judicialization of politics worldwide has expanded its scope to
encompass what we may term “mega-politics”—matters of outright and utmost political …

With the enormous expansion of scholarship on this subject,“rule of law” has come to mean
different things—ranging from security and order to the operations of courts and the …

One of the central questions in constitutional theory is how constitutions can be used to
better protect against threats to the democratic order. This question has taken on new …

A distinguished and experienced appellate court judge, Richard A. Posner offers in this new
book a unique and, to orthodox legal thinkers, a startling perspective on how judges and …

New democracies around the world have adopted constitutional courts to oversee the
operation of democratic politics. Where does judicial power come from, how does it develop …

This path-breaking collection analyzes the dialectic between legal and constitutional
innovations intended to inscribe corporate power and market disciplines in world order, and …

Unlike many other countries, the United States has few constitutional guarantees of social
welfare rights such as income, housing, or healthcare. In part this is because many …

In societies severely divided by ethnicity, race, religion, language, or any other form of
ascriptive affiliation, ethnic divisions make democracy difficult, because they tend to produce …

Constitutional courts have emerged as central institutions in many advanced democracies.
This book investigates the sources and the limits of judicial authority, focusing on the central …

The judicialization of politics—the reliance on courts and judicial means for addressing core
moral predicaments, public policy questions, and political controversies—is arguably one of …