The great chief justice : John Marshall and the rule of law

The great chief justice : John Marshall and the rule of law /

John Marshall remains one of the towering figures in the landscape of American law. From the Revolution to the age of Jackson, he played a critical role in defining the "province of the judiciary" and the constitutional limits of legislative action. In this masterly study, Charles Hobson c...

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Main Author: Hobson, Charles F.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Lawrence : University Press of Kansas, ©1996.
Series:American political thought
Subjects:
Marshall, John, > 1755-1835.
Marshall, John, > 1755-1835
Marshall, John, > (1755-1835)
Marshall, John (Politiker)
United States. > Supreme Court > History > 19th century.
United States. > Supreme Court
United States. > Supreme Court > History.
États-Unis. > Supreme Court > Histoire > Biographies.
Etats-Unis. > Supreme Court > Histoire.
1800-1899
Constitutional history > United States.
Law > United States > History.
Constitutional history.
Law.
Rechterlijke macht.
Scheiding der machten.
Common law.
Droit > États-Unis > Histoire.
United States.
États-Unis > Histoire constitutionnelle.
History.
Table of Contents:
  • Republican revolutionary
  • The common law background
  • The province of the Judiciary: Marbury v. Madison
  • Property rights and the contract clause
  • National supremacy and states' rights
  • The limits of Judicial power
  • Principle, precedent, and interpretation.

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