Beširević, Violeta (2022) Political Question Doctrine. In: Encyclopedia of the philosophy of law and social philosophy / editors, Mortimer Sellers, Stephan Kirste. Springer, Dordrecht. ISBN 978-94-007-6730-0
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Conceived in the jurisprudence of the US Supreme Court (the Court), the political question doctrine seeks to limit the range of cases federal courts can consider either for separation of power concerns or prudential reasons (Baker v. Carr, 369 US 186, 1962, 217). The doctrine underpins the relations among the different branches of the federal government, not federalism. Article III of the US Constitution reduces the federal court’s jurisdiction to “cases” and “controversies.” The limitation means that federal courts can address only questions “historically viewed as capable of resolution through the judicial process” (Rucho v. Common Cause, 139 S. Ct. 2484, 2019, 2494). For the purpose of Article III, no justiciable “controversy” exists when the parties seek adjudication of a political question (Massachusetts v. Environmental Protection Agency, 549 US 497, 2007, 516). Consequently, even when other justiciability requirements – standing, ripeness, and mootness – are...
| Item Type: | Book Section |
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| Additional Information: | COBISS.SR-ID 85178889 |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Doktrina političkog pitanja, Sudstvo |
| Subjects: | Law (General) |
| Depositing User: | Mr Stanko Kovačić |
| Date Deposited: | 28 Nov 2023 11:32 |
| Last Modified: | 27 Dec 2023 10:41 |
| URI: | http://repozitorijum.pravnifakultet.edu.rs/id/eprint/107 |
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