2007-03-21 09:47:07 · 4 answers · asked by jennybilbo_10 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Government
Judicial review is the power of a court to review a law or an official act of a government employee or agent for constitutionality or for the violation of basic principles of justice. In many jurisdictions, the court has the power to strike down that law, to overturn the executive act, or order a public official to act in a certain manner if it believes the law or act to be unconstitutional or to be contrary to law in a free and democratic society. In some, such as Scotland and also England, the power goes further, and it may be possible to strike down a decision simply because it ignored relevant and material facts.
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2007-03-23 11:56:24 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Judicial Review. The principle does not appear in the Constitution, but was simply asserted by Chief Justice John Marshall in the case of Marburry v. Madison in around 1814.
2007-03-21 16:52:14 · answer #2 · answered by john s 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Judicial review.
2007-03-21 16:50:23 · answer #3 · answered by coragryph 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
judicial review
2007-03-21 16:56:03 · answer #4 · answered by gods creation 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋