Judicial Decision-Making: A Coursebook - Couverture souple

Friedman, Barry; Lemos, Margaret H.; Martin, Andrew D.; Clark, Tom S.; Larsen, Allison Orr; Harvey, Anna

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1642422576 ISBN 13 : 9781642422573

Editeur : West Academic Press, 2020

Synopsis

This book is the only comprehensive treatment of judicial decision-making that combines social science with a sophisticated understanding of law and legal institutions. It is designed for everyone from undergraduates to law students and graduate students. Topics include whether the identity of the judge matters in deciding a case, how different types of lawyers and litigants shape the work of judges, how judges follow or defy the decisions of higher courts, how judges bargain with one another on multi-member courts, how judges get and keep their jobs, and how the judicial branch interacts with the other branches of government and the general public. The book explains how these individual and institutional features affect who wins and loses cases, and how the law itself is changed. It is built around well-known and accessible disputes such as gay marriage, women's rights, Obamacare, and the death penalty; and it offers students a new way to think about familiar legal issues and demonstrates how legal and social-science perspectives can produce a better understanding of courts and judges.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: West Academic Press
• Date d'édition: 2020
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1642422576
• ISBN 13: 9781642422573
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 966
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible