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008			120118s2012 enk b 001 0 eng
020			_a9781107008021 (hbk.)
020			_a9781107400320 (pbk.)
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082			_a342.085 _bKIJ
100	1		_aKing, Jeff
245	1	0	_aJudging social rights / _cJeff King, University College London.
264		1	_aCambridge : _bCambridge University Press, _c2012
300			_axxvii, 370 p. ; _c24 cm.
490	0		_aCambridge studies in constitutional law
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (pages [328]-355) and index.
505	0		_aIntroduction : 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.
520			_a"States that now contemplate constitutional reform often grapple with the question of whether to constitutionalise social rights. This book presents an argument for why, under the right conditions, doing so can be a good way to advance social justice. In making such a case, the author considers the nature of the social minimum, the role of the court among other institutions, the empirical record of judicial impact and the role of constitutional text. He argues, however, that when enforcing such rights, courts ought to adopt a theory of judicial restraint structured around four principles: democratic legitimacy, polycentricity, expertise and flexibility. These four principles, when taken collectively, commend an incrementalist approach to adjudication. The book combines theoretical, doctrinal, empirical and comparative analysis, and is written to be accessible to lawyers, social scientists, political theorists and human rights advocates"-- _cProvided by publisher.
650		0	_aSocial rights _zUnited States.
650		0	_aJudicial power _xSocial aspects _zUnited States.
650		0	_aConstitutional law _zUnited States.
650		0	_aPolitical questions and judicial power _zUnited States.
650		0	_aSocial justice _zUnited States.
650		0	_aSocial rights _xPhilosophy.
650		7	_aLAW / Constitutional. _2bisacsh
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