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Law, Politics, and Perception: How Policy Preferences Influence Legal Reasoning (Constitutionalism and Democracy)
Eileen Braman
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Hardcover. Are judges' decisions more likely to be based on personal inclinations or legal authority? This title acknowledges that decision makers' attitudes - or, more precisely, their preference for policy outcomes - can play a significant role in judicial decisions. Series: Constitutionalism and Democracy. Num Pages: 256 pages, 9 figures, 25 tables. BIC Classification: LAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 522.
Are judges' decisions more likely to be based on personal inclinations or legal authority? The answer, Eileen Braman argues, is both, Law, Politics, and Perception brings cognitive psychology to bear on the question of the relative importance of norms of legal reasoning versus decision makers' policy preferences in legal decision-making. While Braman acknowledges that decision makers' attitudes - or, more precisely, their preference for policy outcomes - can play a significant role in judicial decisions, she also argues that decision makers' belief that they must abide by accepted rules of legal analysis significantly limits the role of preferences in their ... Read more
Are judges' decisions more likely to be based on personal inclinations or legal authority? The answer, Eileen Braman argues, is both, Law, Politics, and Perception brings cognitive psychology to bear on the question of the relative importance of norms of legal reasoning versus decision makers' policy preferences in legal decision-making. While Braman acknowledges that decision makers' attitudes - or, more precisely, their preference for policy outcomes - can play a significant role in judicial decisions, she also argues that decision makers' belief that they must abide by accepted rules of legal analysis significantly limits the role of preferences in their ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Condition
New
Series
Constitutionalism and Democracy
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Charlottesville, United States
ISBN
9780813928296
SKU
V9780813928296
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About Eileen Braman
Eileen Braman is Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science at Indiana University.
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