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Lady Anne Kerr: From the Rise of International Conference Interpreting to the Whitlam Dismissal

Australian Journal of Politics &History, EarlyView.
Before Anne Robson (née Taggart) became the second Lady Kerr upon marrying governor‐general John Kerr in 1975, she had an international career of some 30 years working as a French to English interpreter and consultant at over 30 national and international conferences and became the first Australian elected to the International Association of Conference
Alexis Bergantz
wiley   +1 more source

SOME ASPECTS OF CONSTITUTIONAL CONTROL IN THE SWISS CONFEDERATION, THE REPUBLIC OF AUSTRIA, AND THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY

Jurisprudencija
This article analyzes the procedure for establishing the institutions of constitutional justice in the Swiss Confederation, the Republic of Austria, and the Federal Republic of Germany, including the requirements for persons seeking to become a ...
Milda Vainiutė (†), Kristina Kenstavičienė   +1 more
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Strategic litigation as a challenge for deliberative democracy

American Journal of Political Science, EarlyView.
Abstract Strategic litigation is a growing public concern, but remains understudied in democratic theory. In strategic litigation, collectives go to court with a political agenda that goes beyond their specific case. How should we assess the legitimacy of strategic litigation? Building on Lafont's model of deliberative democracy and Klein's distinction
Svenja Ahlhaus
wiley   +1 more source

An ecclesiastical court: Christian nationalism and perceptions of the US Supreme Court

American Journal of Political Science, EarlyView.
Abstract Recently, scholars have increasingly examined the unique blending of Christian and political ideology known as Christian nationalism. During this period, the US Supreme Court has increasingly ruled in ways that favor Christian nationalism, and Court watchers have criticized several justices for showing bias toward Christianity at best and ...
Miles T. Armaly, Jonathan M. King, Elizabeth A. Lane, Jessica A. Schoenherr   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The courts, devolution, and constitutional review [PDF]

, 2017
No abstract available.
McCorkindale, Christopher, McHarg, Aileen, Scott, Paul F   +2 more
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What is (de)politicization and what is wrong with it?

American Journal of Political Science, EarlyView.
Abstract This article attempts to clarify the meaning of (de)politicization. Politicization sometimes refers to the inappropriate intrusion of partisan loyalties in nonpolitical social domains (affective politicization). Politicization can also constitute an ideal of civic agency and energy (contestatory politicization).
Dimitrios Halikias
wiley   +1 more source

Deconstructing City of Toronto: Unwritten Constitutional Principles and Responsive Judicial Review

This article distinguishes between two conceptions of unwritten constitutional principles, which it refers to as the uncrossable thresholds and symbiotic conceptions.
Mailey, Richard
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Supermajorities in constitutional courts /

"Constitutional adjudication is a subject of fascination for scholars. Judges may annul the will of a democratically elected Parliament in counter-majoritarian fashion. Although conceived as a remedy of majoritarianism, judges also decide cases by voting.
Rivera León, Mauro Arturo,
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Should We Use Citizens' Assemblies to Make Health Policy?

Bioethics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article assesses the normative case for using citizens' assemblies—small deliberative forums of randomly selected citizens—in health policymaking. Although they are increasingly popular, their normative justification remains underexplored. We reconstruct three possible rationales: Norman Daniels's ‘Accountability for Reasonableness’ (A4R)
Daniel Hutton Ferris, Johannes Kniess
wiley   +1 more source

The role of section 2(1) and (4) of the European Communities Act and section 3(1) of the Human Rights Act in the interpretation and application of primary legislation: impact on judicial attitudes to the traditional concept of parliamentary sovereignty

The main aim of this thesis is to examine, through an analysis of relevant case law, the way in which the courts interpret and apply primary legislation pursuant to the interpretative obligation contained in section 2(1) and (4) of the European ...
Okorodas, Anthony
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