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Without fear or favor : judicial independence and judicial accountability in the states /
The impartial administration of justice and the accountability of government officials are two of the most strongly held American values. Yet these values are often in direct conflict with one another. At the national level, the U.S. Constitution resolves this tension in favor of judicial independen...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Palo Alto :
Stanford University Press,
2012.
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| Colección: | Stanford studies in law and politics.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | The impartial administration of justice and the accountability of government officials are two of the most strongly held American values. Yet these values are often in direct conflict with one another. At the national level, the U.S. Constitution resolves this tension in favor of judicial independence, insulating judges from the undue influence of other political institutions, interest groups, and the general public. But at the state level, debate has continued as to the proper balance between judicial independence and judicial accountability. In this volume, constitutional scholar G. Alan Tar. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (280 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780804783507 0804783500 |