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Author Ragnhildur Helgadóttir.

Title The influence of American theories of judicial review on Nordic constitutional law / by Ragnhildur Helgadó́ttir
Published Leiden ; Boston : Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, 2006

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Description 1 online resource (viii, 285 pages)
Series The Raoul Wallenberg Institute human rights library ; v. 25
Raoul Wallenberg Institute human rights library ; v. 25.
Contents ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; PART 1. INTRODUCTION; 1.1. A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF THE CONSTITUTIONS OF NORWAY, DENMARK AND ICELAND; 1.2. WHAT FOLLOWS; PART 2. CONSTITUTIONAL JURISPRUDENCE IN THE NORDIC COUNTRIES AND IN THE U.S. AROUND THE TURN OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY; 2.1. INTRODUCTION; 2.2. OVERVIEW OF 19TH CENTURY AMERICAN LEGAL THOUGHT; 2.3. AMERICAN LAW IN NORDIC THEORY; 2.4. AMERICAN INFLUENCE IN NORDIC CONSTITUTIONAL JURISPRUDENCE; 2.5. CONCLUSIONS; PART 3. THE COLLAPSE OF 'CLASSICAL LEGAL THOUGHT' AND NEW VIEWS ON THE ROLE OF THE JUDICIARY; 3.1. INTRODUCTION
Summary Examines the influence of American law and theories of judicial review on the development, practice, and theorization of judicial review in Norway, Denmark, and Iceland from the 19th century. This study describes how Nordic scholars in the late 19th century rationalized judicial review based on American theory
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-269) and index
Notes English
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Subject Judicial review -- Scandinavia
Judicial review -- United States
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- Judicial Branch.
LAW -- Legal Services.
LAW -- Civil Procedure.
Judicial review
Scandinavia
United States
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9789047417361
9047417364
1282396730
9781282396739
9786612396731
6612396733
Other Titles Influence of American theories on judicial review in Nordic constitutional law