Adam Bonica, Maya Sen

The Judicial Tug of War

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Develops a novel theory about how and why politicians and legal elites politicise courts, situating this within the context of the wider American political landscape. Analysing the ideological composition of the nation's courts, this text demonstrates to policy makers and lay political observers the processes and consequences of judicial reforms.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 334
• Erscheinungstermin: 9. März 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 24mm
• Gewicht: 694g
• ISBN-13: 9781108841368
• ISBN-10: 1108841368
• Artikelnr.: 59638656

Autorenporträt

Adam Bonica is Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science at Stanford University.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction
Part I. The Legal Profession and the 'Captured Judiciary': 2. The 'American Aristocracy'
3. The Bar, Self Regulation, and Judicial Capture
Part II. Political Actors and the Incentive to Politicize: 4. Politicians, their Interests, and the Judicial Tug of War
5. Politicization in the Federal Courts
6. Politicization in the States
Part III. Ramifications of the Judicial Tug of War: 7. Politics of Judicial Reform
8. Polarization and Conflict
9. Conclusion
Bibliography
Index.