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Restoring the Global Judiciary

Why the Supreme Court Should Rule in U.S. Foreign Affairs

By (author) Martin S. Flaherty
Format: Hardback
Publisher: Princeton University Press, New Jersey, United States
Published: 3rd Sep 2019
Dimensions: w 155mm h 235mm
ISBN-10: 0691179123
ISBN-13: 9780691179124
Barcode No: 9780691179124
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Why there should be a larger role for the judiciary in American foreign relations In the past several decades, there has been a growing chorus of voices contending that the Supreme Court and federal judiciary should stay out of foreign affairs and leave the field to Congress and the president. Challenging this idea, Restoring the Global Judiciary argues instead for a robust judicial role in the conduct of U.S. foreign policy. With an innovative combination of constitutional history, international relations theory, and legal doctrine, Martin Flaherty demonstrates that the Supreme Court and federal judiciary have the power and duty to apply the law without deference to the other branches. Turning first to the founding of the nation, Flaherty shows that the Constitution's original commitment to separation of powers was as strong in foreign as domestic matters, not least because the document shifted enormous authority to the new federal government. This initial conception eroded as the nation rose from fledgling state to superpower, fueling the growth of a dangerously formidable executive that today asserts near-plenary foreign affairs authority. Flaherty explores how modern international relations makes the commitment to balance among the branches of government all the more critical and he considers implications for modern controversies that the judiciary will continue to confront. At a time when executive and legislative actions in the name of U.S. foreign policy are only increasing, Restoring the Global Judiciary makes the case for a zealous judicial defense of fundamental rights involving global affairs.

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"Flaherty laments the executive branch's over-accumulation of power, but instead focuses on the diminution of federal judicial power in foreign affairs. In his new book, Flaherty convincingly argues that this trend is not only contrary to the intent of the Constitution's framers, but it also encroaches on the role federal courts played in foreign affairs during the first century of the republic."---Jeffrey M. Winn, New York Law Journal "Clearly, Flaherty's study has significantly contributed to a growing body of work evaluating the American judiciary's legacy associated with foreign policy."---Samuel Hoff, International Social Science Review