Judicial review is the power of the courts to review laws, treaties, policies or executive orders relevant to cases before

the court and nullify (overturn) those that are found unconstitutional. Read more: http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_judicial_review_and_how_is_it_used#ixzz1b DUagbBA Judicial review in the United States also refers to the power of the Court to review the actions of public sector bodies in terms of their lawfulness, or to review the constitutionality of a statute or treaty, or to review an administrative regulation or executive order for consistency with either a statute, a treaty, or the Constitution itself. Judicial review is part of the United States' system of checks and balances on government. The Supreme Court has the power to review acts of the Legislative (Congress) and Executive (Presidential) branches to ensure they don't become too powerful or abrogate the Constitutional rights of the country's citizens. Read more: http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_judicial_review_and_how_is_it_used#ixzz1b DUlnZRg

Judicial review is a form of court proceeding in which a judge reviews the lawfulness of a decision or action made by a public body. In general terms judicial review may be appropriate where: the challenge is based on an allegation that the public body has taken an unlawful decision or action, and there is no adequate alternative remedy. Judicial review does not involve the court in deciding whether the public body has made the right or correct decision, but whether the correct legal basis has been used in reaching it.

Judicial Review If you wish to challenge the decision of a public body such as the police, a government department or a local authority, you may be able to do so by taking judicial review proceedings in the High Court. Judicial review can be applied for in relation to any organisation which performs a public function. A person who wants to apply for judicial review must be seen to have a sufficient interest' in the case. The grounds for such cases will usually be that the body acted illegally (including acting in breach of human rights) or irrationally or that the decision was reached unfairly as it was not made using the correct procedure. A successful action can compel a public body to do something or prevent them from doing it. The court can also reverse a decision made by a public body or make them reconsider that decision. Damages may be available as a remedy in certain circumstances. Judicial review applications must usually be initiated within three months of the decision being challenged, although the court does have power to extend that period in some circumstances. Judicial review is a complicated procedure and legal advice should be sought. Public Funding is available for judicial review cases. For more information about this, see the section: Going to Court. An application for initial permission for judicial review should be made to the High Court. They will only grant permission if there is an arguable case and the applicant has requested judicial review without undue delay. The opponent in the case is served with the claim form and has the opportunity to file an acknowledgement of service no more than 21 days afterwards. The timetable laid down in court rules requires that an application for permission be made expeditiously and in any event within three months of the decision complained of. The court does have power to extend that period in some circumstances. An application for permission is usually considered by a single Judge on the basis of the papers submitted by the parties. There is no right to an oral hearing as such, although if permission is refused then the applicant may request reconsideration by way of oral hearing at that stage.

Best Answer - Chosen by Voters Judicial review is the power of a court to review a law or an official act of a government employee or agent; for example, although the basis is different in different countries, as unconstitutional or violating of basic principles of justice. In many jurisdictions, the court has the power to strike down that law, to overturn the executive act, or order a public official to act in a certain manner if it believes the law or act to be unconstitutional or to be contrary to law in a free and democratic society. In some, such as Scotland and also England, the power goes further, and it may be possible to strike down a decision simply because it ignored relevant and material facts.

The power of judicial review is held by courts in the United States which while developing out of British law is based fundamentally on the tripartite nature ofgovernmental power as enunciated in the United States Constitution. The only explicit definition given in the Constitution is in Article III, where it says that "[t]he judicial Power of the United States, shall be vested in one supreme Court, and in such inferior Courts as the Congress may from time to time ordain and establish." Judicial review was established in the Supreme Court decision in Marbury v. Madison. The ultimate court for deciding the constitutionality of federal or state law under the Constitution of the United States is the Supreme Court of the United States. The ultimate court for deciding the constitutionality of state law under state constitutions is the highest appellate court in each state -- usually called a Supreme Court, but also sometimes known as the Court of Appeals.