Damon M Cann, Jeff Yates

These Estimable Courts

Understanding Public Perceptions of State Judicial Institutions and Legal Policy-Making

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Produktbeschreibung

These Estimable Courts uses original survey data to explore citizens' attitudes toward state courts. The book explores citizens' beliefs about the legitimacy of these courts as well as opinions about how judges decide cases, judicial policy-making, the selection of judges, and citizens' views regarding compliance with the law.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Seitenzahl: 184
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. Februar 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 236mm x 160mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 386g
• ISBN-13: 9780199307210
• ISBN-10: 0199307210
• Artikelnr.: 47870960

Autorenporträt

Damon M. Cann is Assistant Professor of Political Science at Utah State University. Jeff Yates is Professor of Political Science at Binghamton University.

Inhaltsangabe

* List of Figures
* List of Tables
* Preface
* Chapter 1: Introduction
* Chapter 2: Courts We Can Believe In
* Chapter 3: These Estimable Courts: How State Court Legitimacy is
Perceived by Citizens
* Chapter 4: People in Robes Making Law: Citizens on the Bases of
Decision Making
* Chapter 5: The Role of the Robe: Considering Courts as Policy Makers
* Chapter 6: Who Gets the Gavel? Citizens' Views on the Selection of
Judges
* Chapter 7: "The Better Angels of Our Nature ": On Court Legitimacy
and Obeying the Law
* Chapter 8: Conclusion
* Appendix A
* Notes
* References
* Index