Concept information
Preferred term
judicial supremacy
Definition
- Broadly speaking, judicial supremacy is the position that courts have supreme or final power to interpret a nation's constitution or supreme law. A person who subscribes to judicial supremacy supports the rulings of judges even despite any belief that such rulings are based on incorrect or flawed interpretations of the constitution. [Source: The Encyclopedia of Political Science; Judicial Supremacy]
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URI
https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/judicial_supremacy
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