Democratic rights : the substance of self-government

Democratic rights the substance of self-government

When the Supreme Court in 2003 struck down a Texas law prohibiting homosexual sodomy, it cited the right to privacy based on the guarantee of 'substantive due process' embodied by the Constitution. But did the court act undemocratically by overriding the rights of the majority of voters in...

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1. Verfasser: Brettschneider, Corey Lang (VerfasserIn)
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Sprache:eng
Veröffentlicht: Princeton u.a. Princeton Univ. Press 2007
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Democracy > Civil rights > Citizenship > Staatsangehörigkeitsrecht > Politische Theorie > Demokratie > Subjektives Recht > Staatsbürger
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Zusammenfassung:When the Supreme Court in 2003 struck down a Texas law prohibiting homosexual sodomy, it cited the right to privacy based on the guarantee of 'substantive due process' embodied by the Constitution. But did the court act undemocratically by overriding the rights of the majority of voters in Texas? This text investigates.
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references and index
Beschreibung:X, 179 S.
ISBN:9780691119700
978-0-691-11970-0
0691119708
0-691-11970-8