Rationalizing Justice - The Political Economy of Federal District Courts

This book connects the history and organization of the federal district courts to the emergence of a new technocratic form of justice. The centerpiece of this study is the clash between adjudication - the traditional model of dispute resolution - and the introduction of modern management techniques.
From the perspective of the federal trial courts, the authors examine the tension between adjudication and administration. They show dramatic changes in the nature of judicial decision-making and the emergence of new forms of court organization. These changes signal a potential crisis of the judicial system, and Heydebrand and Seron provide insights into its nature and direction, and the immense structural forces underlying the administration of justice in America.

About the author

Wolf Heydebrand is Professor of Sociology at New York University and Senior Research Associate, Institute of Judicial Administration and Center for Policy Research. Carroll Seron is Associate Professor of Public Administration, Baruch College and former Judicial Fellow and Research Associate, Federal Judicial Center, Washington, D.C.

Product details

• Authors: Wolf Heydebrand, Carroll Seron
• Publisher: State University of New York Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 25.09.1990
• EAN: 9780791402962
• ISBN: 978-0-7914-0296-2
• No. of pages: 308
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 25 mm
• Weight: 454 g
• Series: Suny Series in Logic and Langu; Suny Series in Logic and Langu; Suny the Sociology of Work and
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Law > Civil law, civil procedural law