The judiciary as a check on executive power: an uncertain future
A conversation with Judge Jed Rakoff, moderated by Professor Karthik Ramanna

Although the Judicial Branch of the U.S. Government enjoys a power and independence greater than the judiciary of virtually any other nation, its record in serving as a check to excessive or even unconstitutional actions by the executive branch of the U.S. Government is spotty at best. This public lecture will explore the most prominent past cases in which the willingness of the U.S. judiciary to contain the U.S. executive within constitutional bounds was put to the test, as well as the judicial precedents that arose as a result of those cases, and will speculate as to how this all bodes for challenges to the exercise of American executive power that are likely to arise in the future.
Date: 19 January 2018, 17:30
Venue: Blavatnik School of Government, Radcliffe Observatory Quarter OX2 6GG
Venue Details: Accessible Building
Speakers: Judge Jed Rakoff (Columbia Law School), Professor Karthik Ramanna (Blavatnik School of Government)
Organising department: Blavatnik School of Government
Organiser contact email address: events@bsg.ox.ac.uk
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Booking required?: Required
Booking url: https://www.bsg.ox.ac.uk/events/judiciary-check-executive-power-uncertain-future
Cost: Free
Audience: Public
Editor: Lucy Forsyth