Here a leading scholar in constitutional law, Mark Tushnet, challenges hallowed American traditions of judicial review and judicial supremacy, which allow U.S. judges to invalidate "unconstitutional" governmental actions. Many people, particularly liberals, have "warm and fuzzy" feelings about judicial review. They are nervous about what might happen to unprotected constitution...(展开全部)

On a day trip to the seaside Mum and Dad settle down in their deckchairs to snooze the day away while for Shirley it is a chance to set sail for uncharted seas, adventure and buried treasure. But not before her Mum has warned her off the dangers of tar, stray dogs and cold water. . . With the alternative pictures giving both sides of the story, children and adults alike will ap...(展开全部)

本书作者是在国际上屡获殊荣的英国图画大师约翰·伯宁罕。通过已经出版的启发精选国际大师名作绘本《和甘伯伯去游河》、《外公》、《宝儿——一只没有羽毛的大雁》，中国的读者认识了伯宁罕的作品。 伯宁罕之所以在国际上享有当之无愧的大师声誉，不仅仅是由于多项大奖光环的环绕，更因为他的作品深受世界各地小朋友乃至成人读者的喜爱。他的每一部作品都是一经出版就成为脍炙人口的佳作。 英国《泰晤士报教育特刊》、《财经时报》，美国《纽约时报》、《波士顿环球时报》都曾用“最值得尊敬、最具商业价值、最值得留恋”等溢美之词，对伯宁罕本人及其作品作出评价。

Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia once remarked that the theory of an evolving, "living" Constitution effectively "rendered the Constitution useless." He wanted a "dead Constitution," he joked, arguing it must be interpreted as the framers originally understood it. In The Living Constitution, leading constitutional scholar David Strauss forcefully argues against the claims o...(展开全部)

Constitutional law is clearly shaped by judicial actors. But who else contributes? Scholars in the past have recognized that the legislative branch plays a significant role in determining structural issues, such as separation of powers and federalism, but stopped there - claiming that only courts had the independence and expertise to safeguard individual and minority rights. In...(展开全部)

In this fascinating debunking of judicial supremacy, Devins and Fisher argue that nonjudicial contributions to constitutional interpretation make the Constitution more stable, more consistent with constitutional principles, and more protective of individual and minority rights. This highly readable narrative of how the Court and elected officials work in concert with the Americ...(展开全部)

As everyone knows, the United States Constitution is a tangible, visible document. Many see it in fact as a sacred text, holding no meaning other than that which is clearly visible on the page. Yet as renowned legal scholar Laurence Tribe shows, what is not written in the Constitution plays a key role in its interpretation. Indeed some of the most contentious Constitutional deb...(展开全部)

Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia once remarked that the theory of an evolving, "living" Constitution effectively "rendered the Constitution useless." He wanted a "dead Constitution," he joked, arguing it must be interpreted as the framers originally understood it. In The Living Constitution, leading constitutional scholar David Strauss forcefully argues against the claims o...(展开全部)

Probably written by a student of Aristotle, The Athenian Constitution is both a history and an analysis of Athens' political machinery between the seventh and fourth centuries BC, which stands as a model of democracy at a time when city-states lived under differing kinds of government. The writer recounts the major reforms of Solon, the rule of the tyrant Pisistratus and his so...(展开全部)

罗伯特·D. 库特（Robert D. Cooter），加州大学伯克利分校法学院 Herman F.Selvin 法律教席教授。曾任美国法律经济学会会长，在法学和经济学两个领域均著述颇丰。他与托马斯·尤伦合著的《法与经济学》被译成多种文字，是法律经济学领域的经典教材。 张小平，经济学学士，法学博士。中央财经大学法学院副教授，加州大学伯克利分校访问学者，美国佛罗里达大学访问学者。