詹姆斯·威尔逊是美国建国之父之一,是一位杰出的政治家和法学家。他先后在《独立宣言》和《美国宪法》上签字,深度参与了制宪过程,又在建国后出任美国联邦最高法院大法官,对美国早期的宪政制度、法学事业均颇具影响力。威尔逊曾多次发表关于司法审查制度的论述,并亲身实践其理论。这些理论与实践为日后马歇尔对马伯里诉麦迪逊案所作的判决奠定了基础。 James Wilson is one of the fathers of the founding of the United States and an outstanding politician and jurist. He successively signed the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution, deeply participated in the constitution making process, and became the judge of the Supreme Court of the United States after the founding of the People’s Republic of China, influencing the early constitutional and legal career in the United States. Wilson has repeatedly published on the judicial review system, and put his theory into practice. These theories and practices laid the foundation for Marshall’s decision on Marbury v. Madison in the future.