美国司法审查的民主观

Democratic View of Judicial Review in America

司法审查在美国民主政治中发挥着重要作用。美国确立司法审查的理论基础是动态的参与民主机制。对国会立法进行违宪审查目的是建立一种动态的参与民主机制,在代议制民主和大众之间建立沟通的桥梁,弥补代议制民主的不足,从根本上说司法审查不是反民主的,而是为了让民主运转起来。

Judicial review exerts a great influence on American democratic politics. The theoretical foundation of American judicial review is the dynamic and participant democracy. The unconstitutional review of the legislation of Congress is to establish the dynamic and participant democracy, and bridges the gap between representative democracy and the people. Properly speaking, judicial review is not against democracy but for putting it in force.