A Critique of Adjudication

Duncan Kennedy puts forward an original and remarkably lucid theory of adjudication. At the center of his study is the question of how politics affects judicial activity--and how, in turn, lawmaking by judges affects American politics.

About the author

Duncan Kennedy is Carter Professor of General Jurisprudence, Emeritus, at Harvard Law School.

Summary

This book examines the political nature of legal decisionmaking, and offers a sustained attempt to integrate the American approach to law with the Continental tradition in social theory, philosophy, and psychology. At its center is the question of how politics affects judicial activity—and how lawmaking by judges affects American politics.

Product details

• Authors: Duncan Kennedy
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.08.1998
• EAN: 9780674177598
• ISBN: 978-0-674-17759-8
• No. of pages: 448
• Dimensions: 155 mm x 234 mm x 27 mm
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Law > General, dictionaries