Commitment and cooperation on high courts : a cross-country examination of institutional constraints on judges

Commitment and cooperation on high courts : a cross-country examination of institutional constraints on judges / Benjamin Alarie, Andrew J. Green.

This book explains how the answers to the following institutional questions largely determine the influence of political preferences of individual judges and the degree of cooperation among judges at a given point in time. Who decides; how are judicial appointments made? How does an appeal reach the...

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Main Authors: Alarie, Benjamin (Author), Green, Andrew (Andrew James) (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford [UK] ; New York : Oxford University Press, [2017]
Subjects:
Judges > United States.
Judges > Selection and appointment > United States.
Judicial process > United States.
Political questions and judicial power > United States.
Courts > United States.
LAW > Civil Procedure.
LAW > Legal Services.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > Judicial Branch.
Courts
Judges
Judges > Selection and appointment
Judicial process
Political questions and judicial power
United States of America.
Great Britain.
Canada.
India.
Australia.
Supreme court.
Judges.
Judicial activism.
Co-operation.
Laws of specific jurisdictions & specific areas of law.
Law.
United States
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Summary:This book explains how the answers to the following institutional questions largely determine the influence of political preferences of individual judges and the degree of cooperation among judges at a given point in time. Who decides; how are judicial appointments made? How does an appeal reach the court; what processes occur? Who is before the court; how do the characteristics of the litigants and third parties affect judicial decision-making? How does the court decide the appeal; what institutional norms and strategic behaviors do the judges follow in obtaining their preferred outcome? The.
Physical Description:1 online resource
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780199397600
0199397600
9780199397617
0199397619
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.

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