What''s Law Got to Do With It? - What Judges Do, Why They Do It, and What''s At Stake

Zusatztext "We know that judging involves judgment and not simply mechanics, but we're not sure how to think about that obvious fact. This fascinating interdisciplinary volume explores the permeable boundaries between law, politics, and policy to produce a rich portrait of the judicial function in all its dimensions." Informationen zum 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. Klappentext 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. Zusammenfassung 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.

Product details

• Authors: Charles (EDT) Geyh, Charles Gardner Geyh
• Assisted by: Charles Geyh (Editor), Charles Gardner Geyh (Editor)
• Publisher: Stanford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 09.08.2011
• EAN: 9780804775328
• ISBN: 978-0-8047-7532-8
• No. of pages: 376
• Series: Stanford Studies in Law and Politics; Law, Politics, and the Media; Stanford Studies in Law and Politics; Stanford Studies in Law and Po
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Law > General, dictionaries