Carrese, Paul. <br/><br/>
The cloaking of power  Montesquieu, Blackstone, and the rise of judicial activism /  [electronic resource] : 
Paul O. Carrese. 
 -  University of Chicago Press,  c2003. 
 - 1 online resource (xiv, 335 p.) 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 295-313) and index. 
<br/><br/>1: Montesquieu's jurisprudence and new judicial power -- Moderating liberalism and common law: spirit and juridical liberty -- Moderate and juridical government: the spirit of constitutional liberty -- Projects for reform: due process, national spirit, and liberal toleration -- The new aristocracy of the robe: history, reason, and judicial prudence -- 2: Blackstone and the Montesquieuan constitution -- Blackstone's liberal education for law and politics -- A gothic and liberal Constitution: Blackstone's tempering of sovereignty -- Blackstone, Lord Mansfield, and common-law liberalism -- 3: Montesquieu's judicial legacy in America -- Hamilton's common-law constitutionalism and judicial prudence -- Tocqueville's judicial statesmanship and common-law spirit -- Holmes and judicialized liberalism -- Conclusion: the cloaking of power and the perpetuation of constitutionalism. 
<br/><br/> How did the U.S. judiciary become so powerful-powerful enough that state and federal judges vied to decide a presidential election? What does this prominence mean for the law, constitutionalism, and liberal democracy both in America and internationally?In The Cloaking of Power, Paul O. Carrese provides a provocative and original analysis of the intellectual sources of today's powerful judiciary, arguing that Montesquieu, in his Spirit of the Laws, first articulated a new conception of the separation of powers and of strong but subtle courts. Montesquieu instructed statesmen and judges to & quot. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780226094830 (electronic bk.) 0226094839 (electronic bk.) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>Montesquieu, Charles de Secondat, baron de,  1689-1755. <br/>Blackstone, William, 1723-1780. <br/>Montesquieu, Charles de Secondat, baron de,  1689-1755. <br/>Blackstone, William, Sir,  1723-1780. 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Judicial process--Political aspects--History.<br/>Political questions and judicial power--History.<br/>Judicial power--History.<br/>Liberalism--History.<br/>Jurisprudence--History.<br/>Processus judiciaire--Aspect politique--Histoire.<br/>Politique et pouvoir judiciaire--Histoire.<br/>Pouvoir judiciaire--Histoire.<br/>Libéralisme--Histoire.<br/>Droit--Philosophie--Histoire.<br/>LAW--Jurisprudence.<br/>LAW--General Practice.<br/>LAW--Reference.<br/>LAW--Essays.<br/>LAW--Paralegals & Paralegalism.<br/>LAW--Practical Guides.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>K2146  / .C375 2003eb 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>340/.11