Limits of Judicial Independence

Informationen zum Autor Tom S. Clark is Assistant Professor of Political Science at Emory University. His research interests include American judicial institutions and the interaction between courts and other political actors. His research has been published in numerous journals, including the American Journal of Political Science, the Journal of Politics, the Journal of Law, Economics and Organization, and the Journal of Theoretical Politics. His dissertation, on which this book is based, was awarded the 2009 Carl Albert Award for the Best Dissertation from the Legislative Studies Section of the American Political Science Association. Clark received his Ph.D. and MA from Princeton University and BA from Rutgers University. Klappentext This book examines the relationship among the U.S. Supreme Court! Congress! and the public. Zusammenfassung This book examines the relationship among the US Supreme Court! Congress! and the public. Contrasting most studies of Court-Congress relations in the United States! the book argues that the Court's primary concern is protecting its institutional legitimacy and securing compliance with its decisions. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Introduction; 2. A political history of Court-curbing; 3. Conditional self-restraint; 4. Court-curbing and the electoral connection; 5. Public support and judicial review; 6. Ideological implications of Court-curbing; 7. The limits of judicial independence.

Product details

• Authors: Thomas S. Clark, Tom S. Clark, Tom S. (Emory University Clark, Clark Tom S.
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.10.2010
• EAN: 9780521194884
• ISBN: 978-0-521-19488-4
• No. of pages: 356
• Series: Political Economy of Instituti; Political Economy of Institutions and Decisions
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; USA, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Economy, POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / Executive Branch, POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / Legislative Branch, LAW / Judicial Power, Political Economy, United States of America, USA, Constitution: government & the state, Constitution: government and the state, Judicial powers, Legal systems: judges and judicial powers