{"product_id":"9781785521478","title":"Visions of Judicial Review: A Comparative Examination of Courts and Policy in Democracies","description":"Judicial review is increasingly prevalent in modern democratic government. Yet with unelected judges reviewing – and potentially overturning – the work of the people’s representatives, it also has long been, in Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes’ words, ‘the gravest and most delicate’ task that courts undertake. This book establishes a framework to consider the value of judicial review in modern democracy, grouping answers to this question into one of three main arguments, or ‘visions’ for judicial review: legalist; rights-protecting; and majoritarian. The strength of these visions is then tested with an original dataset of constitutional court outcomes from four European courts – Poland, Slovenia, the Czech Republic, and Latvia – to determine whether any vision meets its promise. In fact, there is surprising support for the potentially majoritarian benefits of judicial review – a finding that challenges much of our existing theory regarding the value of the courts in modern democracy.","brand":"ECPR Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47032570839280,"sku":"9781785521478","price":44.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781785521478_p0.jpg?v=1763728169","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781785521478","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}