What's Law Got to Do With It? (eBook)

What Judges Do, Why They Do It, and What's at Stake

Charles Gardner Geyh (Herausgeber)

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2011
376 Seiten
Stanford University Press (Verlag)
978-0-8047-8212-8 (ISBN)

Infos

This volume offers perspectives from political scientists, legal scholars, and practicing judges as they seek to answer the question of how much law actually has to do with judicial behavior and decision-making, and what it means for society at large.

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Top US legal scholars and political scientists examine how the law shapes judges' behavior and decisions, and what it means for society at large. Although there is a growing consensus among legal scholars and political scientists, significant points of divergence remain. Contributors to What's Law Got to Do with It? explore ways to reach greater accord on the complexity and nuance of judicial decision making and judicial elections, while acknowledging that agreement on what judges do is not likely to occur any time soon. As the first forum in which political scientists and legal scholars engage with one another on these hot button issues, this volume strives to establish a true interdisciplinary conversation. The inclusion of reactions from practicing judges puts into high relief the deep-seated and opposing beliefs about the roles of law and politics in judicial work. Praise for What's Law Got to Do with It?"e;Geyh (associate dean for research and John F. Kimberling professor of law, Indiana Univ. School of Law) is well qualified to edit this reader about the interaction of law and politics in contemporary society. The contributors . . . are among the very best scholars in the legal and political science realm . . . . The writing is lively and easy to follow for the somewhat sophisticated reader . . . . Highly recommended."e; Choice"e;Readers will find these essays fascinating, thoughtful and sometimes infuriating, as conventional disciplinary wisdom is defended, modified and refuted. The result is a terrific text for all students of the legal process."e; Mark A. Graber, University of Maryland"e;This volume pulls together an excellent cast to examine one of the most intriguing and most difficult questions in the study of law and politics today what role does law play in the job of judging? There is a lot to learn in these pages, and this book does a fine job of pushing the conversation forward."e; Keith Whittington, Princeton University

Autor

Charles Gardner Geyh is the Associate Dean for Research and the John F. Kimberling Professor of Law at the Maurer School of Law at Indiana University. His work on judicial independence, accountability, administration, and ethics has appeared in over 40 books, articles, book chapters and reports.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 25.5.2023
• Reihe/Serie: Stanford Studies in Law and Politics
• Reihe/Serie: Stanford Studies in Law and Politics
• Zusatzinfo: 4 tables, 13 figures
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Recht / Steuern ► Allgemeines / Lexika
• Themenwelt: Recht / Steuern ► EU / Internationales Recht
• Themenwelt: Recht / Steuern ► Öffentliches Recht ► Verfassungsverfahrensrecht
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Staat / Verwaltung
• ISBN-10: 0-8047-8212-1 / 0804782121
• ISBN-13: 978-0-8047-8212-8 / 9780804782128