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The Politics of Judicial Independence. Courts, Politics, and the Public.
Bruce . Ed(S): Peabody
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Description for The Politics of Judicial Independence. Courts, Politics, and the Public.
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. Editor(s): Peabody, Bruce. Num Pages: 352 pages, 4, 4 figures. BIC Classification: JP; LNAA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 158 x 27. Weight in Grams: 582.
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
Number of Pages
352
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
Baltimore, MD, United States
ISBN
9780801897719
SKU
V9780801897719
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About Bruce . Ed(S): Peabody
Bruce Peabody is a constitutional law scholar at Fairleigh Dickinson University. He writes frequently about politics and the judiciary in scholarly journals and the popular press.
Reviews for The Politics of Judicial Independence. Courts, Politics, and the Public.
"A sophisticated approach to judicial independence that takes constitutional politics seriously. Peabody and his fellow authors provide vital information on the political foundations of contemporary judicial criticism and the threat (or non-threat) those criticisms raise to constitutional government in the United States." - Mark A. Graber, University of Maryland "A timely and important book, featuring insightful explorations into the scope ... Read more