TY  - BOOK
AU  - King,Jeff
TI  - Judging social rights
T2  - Cambridge studies in constitutional law
SN  - 9781107008021
U1  - 342.085 K521j 2012
PY  - 2012///]
CY  - Cambridge
PB  - Cambridge University Press
KW  - Derecho constitucional
KW  - Estados Unidos
KW  - Derechos económicos y sociales
KW  - Filosofía
KW  - Justicia social
KW  - Poder judicial
KW  - Aspectos sociales
KW  - Problemas políticos y poder judicial
N1  - Incluye bibliografía (p. 328-355) e índice; Introduction : aims and methods -- Part I. The Case for Constitutional Social Rights -- The case for social rights -- The value of courts in light of the alternatives -- A basic interpretive approach -- Part II. A Theory of Judicial Restraint -- Institutional approaches to judicial restraint -- Democratic legitimacy -- Polycentricity -- Expertise -- Flexibility -- Part III. Incrementalism -- Incrementalism as a general theme
N2  - ´States that now contemplate constitutional reform often grapple with the question of whether to constitutionalise social rights. This book presents an argument for why, under the right conditions, doing so can be a good way to advance social justice. In making such a case, the author considers the nature of the social minimum, the role of the court among other institutions, the empirical record of judicial impact and the role of constitutional text. He argues, however, that when enforcing such rights, courts ought to adopt a theory of judicial restraint structured around four principles: democratic legitimacy, polycentricity, expertise and flexibility. These four principles, when taken collectively, commend an incrementalist approach to adjudication. The book combines theoretical, doctrinal, empirical and comparative analysis, and is written to be accessible to lawyers, social scientists, political theorists and human rights advocates´--
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