Cases of Judicial Activism
Importing Foreign Law
Unable to justify their conclusion with U.S. law, judges turn to international law to justify their preferred outcome.
| Decision |
Date |
Court |
Types of activism |
| Atkins v. Virginia |
06/20/2002 |
Second Circuit |
Importing Foreign Law, Judicial Imperialism, Living Constitutionalism |
| Roper v. Simmons |
03/01/2005 |
Supreme Court |
Importing Foreign Law, Living Constitutionalism, Playing Legislator |