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American Courts - Process and Policy

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The highly respected AMERICAN COURTS: PROCESS AND POLICY, by top Courts scholar Lawrence Baum, provides clear descriptions of the courts and the activities of the various courts. The Seventh Edition explains what courts do, how people within them behave, and how they relate to the rest of the political system.

List of contents

1. An Overview of the Courts.
2. Court Organization.
3. Lawyers.
4. The Selection of Judges.
5. Judges.
6. Trial Courts: Criminal Cases.
7. Trial Courts: Civil Cases.
8. Appellate Courts: The Process.
9. Appellate Courts: Policy and Impact.

About the author

Lawrence Baum is Professor of Political Science at Ohio State University. Among his books are THE SUPREME COURT, 10th edition (CQ Press 2010), SPECIALIZING THE COURTS (University of Chicago Press 2011), and JUDGES AND THEIR AUDIENCES (Princeton University Press 2006). The subjects of his research include judicial decision making and the selection and careers of judges.

Summary

The highly respected AMERICAN COURTS: PROCESS AND POLICY, by top Courts scholar Lawrence Baum, provides clear descriptions of the courts and the activities of the various courts. The Seventh Edition explains what courts do, how people within them behave, and how they relate to the rest of the political system.

Product details

Authors Lawrence Baum, Baum Lawrence, Joy B. Perry
Publisher Cengage Learning
 
Languages English
Product format Paperback / Softback
Released 01.01.2012
 
EAN 9780495916376
ISBN 978-0-495-91637-6
Dimensions 163 mm x 232 mm x 19 mm
Weight 553 g
Subjects Humanities, art, music > Education > School education, didactics, methodology
Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education

POLITICAL SCIENCE / General, LAW / Civil Procedure, Politics & government, EDUCATION / Teaching / General, American Courts; Court Systems

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