Judicial review in Norway : a bicentennial debate /

Judicial review in Norway : a bicentennial debate /

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Author / Creator:	Kierulf, Anine, 1974- author.
Imprint:	Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2018. ©2018
Description:	1 online resource (xxiii, 298 pages)
Language:	English
Series:	Comparative constitutional law and policy Comparative constitutional law and policy.
Subject:	Judicial review -- Norway. Constitutional law -- Norway. Constitutional law. Judicial review. Norway. Electronic books.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12576510

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ISBN:	9781108648646 1108648649 9781108617727 1108617727 110844542X 9781108445429 9781108426688 1108426689 9781108445429
Digital file characteristics:	data file
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 274-289) and index. Print version record.
Summary:	"Judicial Review in Norway Outside the United States, Norway's 1814 constitution is the oldest still in force. Constitutional judicial review has been a part of Norwegian court decision-making for most of these 200 years. Since the 1990s, Norway has also exercised review under the European Convention of Human Rights. Judicial review of legislation can be controversial: having unelected judges overruling popularly elected majorities seems undemocratic. Yet Norway remains one of the most democratic countries in the world. How does Norway manage the balance between democracy and judicial oversight? Author Anine Kierulf tells the story of Norwegian constitutionalism from 1814 until today through the lens of judicial review debates and cases. This study adds important insights into the social and political justifications for an active judicial review component in a constitutional democracy. Anine Kierulf argues that the Norwegian model of judicial review provides a useful perspective on the dichotomy of American and European constitutionalism"--
Other form:	Print version: Kierulf, Anine, 1974- Judicial review in Norway. Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2018 9781108426688

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Summary:	Outside the United States, Norway's 1814 constitution is the oldest still in force. Constitutional judicial review has been a part of Norwegian court decision-making for most of these 200 years. Since the 1990s, Norway has also exercised review under the European Convention of Human Rights (ECHR). Judicial review of legislation can be controversial: having unelected judges overruling popularly elected majorities seems undemocratic. Yet Norway remains one of the most democratic countries in the world. How does Norway manage the balance between democracy and judicial oversight? Author Anine Kierulf tells the story of Norwegian constitutionalism from 1814 until today through the lens of judicial review debates and cases. This study adds important insights into the social and political justifications for an active judicial review component in a constitutional democracy. Anine Kierulf argues that the Norwegian model of judicial review provides a useful perspective on the dichotomy of American and European constitutionalism.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (xxiii, 298 pages)
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 274-289) and index.
ISBN:	9781108648646 1108648649 9781108617727 1108617727 110844542X 9781108445429 9781108426688 1108426689