Stephen G. Breyer

Making Our Democracy Work

The Supreme Court justice defines and examines the legal principles of active liberty and emphasizes its importance in constitutional and statutory interpretation, using examples from the areas of federalism to affirmative action to argue that the Constitution and its tenets may adapt to changing situations and times. Reprint. 35,000 first printing.

Interpreting Our Democratic Constitution

Active Liberty

Robert Badinter

Edited by a Supreme Court Justice, these are essays on the role a judge must play in the legal process across a wide-spectrum of democracies.

An International Conversation

Judges in Contemporary Democracy

Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer explores three generic difficulties that plague efforts to reduce health risks and sets out a proposal for a new administrative entity to develop a coherent regulatory system adaptable for use in different risk-related programs--a mission-oriented, independent agency commanding significant prestige and authority.

Toward Effective Risk Regulation

Breaking the Vicious Circle

Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer explores three generic difficulties plaguing efforts to reduce health risks and sets out a proposal for a new administrative entity to develop a coherent regulatory system adaptable for use in different risk-related programs-a mission-oriented, independent agency commanding significant prestige and authority.

Stephen G. Breyer

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