01157nam a2200217Ia 4500 CTU_153385 210402s9999 xx 000 0 und d 347.73 G368 Gerhardt, Michael J. The power of precedent Michael J. Gerhardt Oxford Oxford University Press 2008 The role that precedent plays in constitutional decision making is a perennially divisive subject among scholars of law and American politics. The debate rages over both empirical and normative aspects of the issue: To what extent are the Supreme Court, Congress, and the executive branch constrained by precedent? To what extent should they be? Taking up a topic long overdue for comprehensive treatment, Michael Gerhardt connects the vast social science data and legal scholarship to provide the most wide-ranging assessment of precedent in several decades. Stare decisis,Law Interpretation and construction United States,United States Bạch Trúc Trung tâm Học liệu Trường Đại học Cần Thơ