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The Judicial Power of the Purse: How Courts Fund National Defense in Times of Crisis
Nancy Staudt
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Hardback. Congress and the president are not the only branches that deal with fiscal issues in times of war. This book focuses on the role of federal courts in fiscal matters during warfare and high-cost national defense emergencies. It sheds light on environmental factors in judicial decision making. Series: Chicago Series on International and Domestic Institutions. Num Pages: 216 pages, 10 line drawings, 16 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPHC; JW; LNAA2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. .
Congress and the president are not the only branches that deal with fiscal issues in times of war. In this innovative book, Nancy Staudt focuses on the role of federal courts in fiscal matters during warfare and high-cost national defense emergencies. There is, she argues, a judicial power of the purse that becomes evident upon examining the budgetary effects of judicial decision making. The book provides substantial evidence that judges are willing - maybe even eager - to redirect private monies into government hands when the country is in peril. But when the judges receive convincing cues that ongoing wartime ... Read more
Congress and the president are not the only branches that deal with fiscal issues in times of war. In this innovative book, Nancy Staudt focuses on the role of federal courts in fiscal matters during warfare and high-cost national defense emergencies. There is, she argues, a judicial power of the purse that becomes evident upon examining the budgetary effects of judicial decision making. The book provides substantial evidence that judges are willing - maybe even eager - to redirect private monies into government hands when the country is in peril. But when the judges receive convincing cues that ongoing wartime ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
Series
Chicago Series on International and Domestic Institutions
Number of Pages
216
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226771120
SKU
V9780226771120
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About Nancy Staudt
Nancy Staudt is the Class of 1940 Research Professor of Law at Northwestern University School of Law.
Reviews for The Judicial Power of the Purse: How Courts Fund National Defense in Times of Crisis
"A significant advance on conventional wisdom about judicial behavior during wartime emergencies. With admirable clarity, Nancy Staudt provides evidence that the judiciary is an active partner in crisis governance - finding ways to put pools of cash at the government's disposal when it does not use its taxing powers aggressively enough." (Eric Posner, University of Chicago Law School)"