Download or read book Judicial Activism in Comparative Perspective written by Kenneth M. Holland and published by Springer. This book was released on 1991-06-18 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The theme of this book is judicial activism in industrialized democracies, with a chapter on the changing political roles of the courts in the Soviet Union. Eleven contributors describe the extent to which the highest courts in their country of expertise have embraced the making of public policy.