What's Law Got to Do With It? : What Judges Do, Why They Do It, and What's at Stake.

In What's Law Got to Do With It?, the nation's top legal scholars and political scientists examine to what extent the law actually shapes how judges behave and make decisions, and what it means for society at large. Although there is a growing consensus among legal scholars and political s...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Geyh, Charles
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Palo Alto : Stanford University Press, 2011.
Colección:Stanford studies in law and politics.
Temas:
Judicial process > United States.
Judges > United States.
Law > Political aspects > United States.
Processus judiciaire > États-Unis.
Juges > États-Unis.
Droit > Aspect politique > États-Unis.
Judges
Judicial process
Law > Political aspects
United States
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:In What's Law Got to Do With It?, the nation's top legal scholars and political scientists examine to what extent the law actually shapes how judges behave and make decisions, and what it means for society at large. Although there is a growing consensus among legal scholars and political scientists, significant points of divergence remain. Contributors to this book explore ways to reach greater accord on the complexity and nuance of judicial decisionmaking and judicial elections, while acknowledging that agreement on what judges do is not likely to occur any time soon. As the first forum in wh.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (371 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780804782128
0804782121

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