The politics of judicial independence : courts, politics, and the public / edited by Bruce Peabody.

Other author Peabody, Bruce Garen, 1969-
Format Book
Publication InfoBaltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, ©2011.
Descriptionviii, 334 pages ; 24 cm
Subjects

Contents The choreography of courts-Congress conflicts / Charles Geyh -- Congress and judicial supremacy / Neal Devins -- Presidential manipulations of judicial power / Stephen M. Engel -- Institutional interdependence and the separation of powers / J. Mitchell Pickerill -- The public and judicial independence / Tom S. Clark -- Judicial elections and public perception of the courts / Matthew J. Streb -- Conflicts with courts in common law nations / Jason Pierce -- The siege on the Israeli Supreme Court / Maya Sabatello -- Self-regulation and an independent judiciary / Scott E. Gant -- Judicial credibility / Louis Fisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2010013269
ISBN9780801897719 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN0801897718 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN9780801897726 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN0801897726 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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Joyner General Stacks KF8775 .P655 2011 ✔ Available Place Hold