All judges are political--except when they are not : acceptable hypocrisies and the rule of law /

"The legitimacy of our courts rests on their capacity to give broadly acceptable answers to controversial questions. Yet Americans are divided in their beliefs about whether our courts operate on unbiased legal principle or political interest. Comparing law to the practice of common courtesy, K...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Bybee, Keith J., 1965-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Stanford, Calif. : Stanford Law Books, ©2010.
Series:Cultural lives of law.
Subjects:
Judicial process > United States.
Political questions and judicial power > United States.
Rule of law > United States.
Processus judiciaire > États-Unis.
Politique et pouvoir judiciaire > États-Unis.
Règle de droit > États-Unis.
LAW > Civil Procedure.
LAW > Legal Services.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > Judicial Branch.
Judicial process.
Political questions and judicial power.
Rule of law.
United States.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Legal realism : dead and alive
  • Elements of common courtesy
  • The rule of law as the rules of etiquette.

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