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Measuring Judicial Independence
Ramseyer, J. Mark; Rasmusen, Eric B.
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Hardback. Japanese courts have long enjoyed a reputation for vigilant independence which has only occasionally been challenged. This analysis of career data for hundreds of judges finds that Japanese politicians do influence judicial careers discreetly and indirectly. Series: Studies in Law & Economics. Num Pages: 224 pages, 3 line drawings, 42 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; LNAA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 159 x 18. Weight in Grams: 432.
Article 76 of the Japanese Constitution requires that all judges be "independent in the exercise of their conscience and bound only by this Constitution and its laws. Consistent with this requirement, Japanese courts have long enjoyed a reputation for vigilant independence. Only leftists have challenged this, and only occasionally and anecdotally. In this book, J. Mark Ramseyer and Eric B. Rasmusen use the latest statistical techniques to examine whether (and if so, to what extent) Japanese politicians manipulate the careers of lower court judges to political advantage. One the basis of careful econometric analysis of career data for hundreds of ... Read more
Article 76 of the Japanese Constitution requires that all judges be "independent in the exercise of their conscience and bound only by this Constitution and its laws. Consistent with this requirement, Japanese courts have long enjoyed a reputation for vigilant independence. Only leftists have challenged this, and only occasionally and anecdotally. In this book, J. Mark Ramseyer and Eric B. Rasmusen use the latest statistical techniques to examine whether (and if so, to what extent) Japanese politicians manipulate the careers of lower court judges to political advantage. One the basis of careful econometric analysis of career data for hundreds of ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Series
Studies in Law & Economics
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226703886
SKU
V9780226703886
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About Ramseyer, J. Mark; Rasmusen, Eric B.
J. Mark Ramseyer is the Mitsubishi Professor of Japanese Legal Studies at Harvard Law School. He is coauthor of the award-winning Japanese Law: An Economic Approach, published by the University of Chicago Press. Eric B. Rasmusen is the University Foundation Professor of Business Economics and Public Policy at the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University. He is the author ... Read more
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