Title: Courts and political institutions : a comparative view /
Authors: Koopmans, T. 1929-2015.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press,
Year: 2003
Subjects: Courts.; Justice, Administration of.; Law Political aspects; Comparative law.
Abstract: "The frontier between 'law' and 'politics' is not always clear-cut. A large area exists where courts operate, but governments and parliaments also make decisions. Tim Koopmans compares the way American, British, French and German law and politics deal with different issues: in many instances subjects which are highly 'political' in one country constitute legal issues in another. Is there, for example a 'sovereign Parliament' (as there is in Britain), or will courts control the compatibility of statutes with the Constitution (as in the United states and Germany)? How far can courts go in controlling the legality of administrative action? Are there general legal theories about the frontier between what courts and what politics can do?
Contents: Introduction -- The sovereignty of Parliament -- Judicial review of legislation -- The growth of judicial power -- The limits of judicial review -- The legality of administrative action -- Courts and governments -- Courts and individual rights -- Techniques of judicial protection -- A glance at the future.