Buch, Englisch, 352 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 590 g
Courts, Politics, and the Public
Buch, Englisch, 352 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 590 g
ISBN: 978-0-8018-9771-9
Verlag: Johns Hopkins University Press
2011 Winner of the Selection for Professional Reading List of the U.S. Marine Corps
The judiciary in the United States has been subject in recent years to increasingly vocal, aggressive criticism by media members, activists, and public officials at the federal, state, and local level. This collection probes whether these attacks as well as proposals for reform represent threats to judicial independence or the normal, even healthy, operation of our political system.
In addressing this central question, the volume integrates new scholarship, current events, and the perennial concerns of political science and law. The contributors—policy experts, established and emerging scholars, and attorneys—provide varied scholarly viewpoints and assess the issue of judicial independence from the diverging perspectives of Congress, the presidency, and public opinion. Through a diverse range of methodologies, the chapters explore the interactions and tensions among these three interests and the courts and discuss how these conflicts are expressed—and competing interests accommodated. In doing so, they ponder whether the U.S. courts are indeed experiencing anything new and whether anti-judicial rhetoric affords fresh insights. Case studies from Israel, the United Kingdom, and Australia provide a comparative view of judicial controversy in other democratic nations.
A unique assessment of the rise of criticism aimed at the judiciary in the United States, The Politics of Judicial Independence is a well-organized and engagingly written text designed especially for students. Instructors of judicial process and judicial policymaking will find the book, along with the materials and resources on its accompanying website, readily adaptable for classroom use.
Fachgebiete
- Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Studien zu einzelnen Ländern und Gebieten
- Rechtswissenschaften Allgemeines Verfahrens-, Zivilprozess- und Insolvenzrecht Allgemeines Prozessrecht, Kostenrecht
- Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Zentralregierung
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Foreword, by H. Thomas Wells Jr.
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1. The Choreography of Courts-Congress Conflicts
Chapter 2. Congress and Judicial Supremacy
Chapter 3. Presidential Manipulations of Judicial Power
Chapter 4. Institutional Interdependence and the Separation of Powers
Chapter 5. The Public and Judicial Independence
Chapter 6. Judicial Elections and Public Perception of the Courts
Chapter 7. Conflicts with Courts in Common Law Nations
Chapter 8. The Siege on the Israeli Supreme Court
Chapter 9. Self-Regulation and an Independent Judiciary
Chapter 10. Judicial Credibility
Conclusion
Appendix: Timeline of Important Events, 1968–2010
List of Contributors
Notes
Index
