Federal Courts - Couverture souple

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0871873494 ISBN 13 : 9780871873491

Synopsis

Book by Carp Robert A

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

Using updated research from their broad study of the U.S. judicial system, Judicial Process in America, Carp and Stidham narrow their focus to the federal judiciary in a fourth edition of The Federal Courts. In this comprehensive examination of the federal system, Carp and Stidham: explain the organizational structure of the federal courts outline the jurisdiction of the three levels of U.S. courts examine the backgrounds and values of the men and women who wear the black robe consider the decision making process characteristic of all judges, and then the special case of collegial, appellate courts ore the policy impact of federal court decisions and the implementation process Discuss factors that determine whether judges will engage in policymaking and predict the substantive direction of policy decisions.

Biographie de l'auteur :

Robert A. Carp is professor of political science at the University of Houston. He is coauthor of Policymaking and Politics in the Federal Courts; Politics and Judgment in Federal District Courts; the Federal Courts, fourth edition, with Ronald Stidham; and numerous articles on judicial process. Ronald Stidham is professor of political science/criminal justice at Appalachian State University. He is coauthor with Robert A. Carp of The Federal Courts, Fourth Edition, and has written numerous articles on the federal courts.

À propos de cette édition

• ISBN 10: 0871873494
• ISBN 13: 9780871873491
• Reliure: Broché