Behavior of Federal Judges - A Theoretical and Empirical Study of Rational Choice

Informationen zum Autor Lee Epstein is Provost Professor of Law and Political Science and Rader Family Trustee Chair in Law at the University of Southern California. Klappentext Federal judges are not just robots or politicians in robes, yet their behavior is not well understood, even among themselves. Using statistical methods, a political scientist, an economist, and a judge construct a unified theory of judicial decision-making to dispel the mystery of how decisions from district courts to the Supreme Court are made. Zusammenfassung Federal judges are not just robots or politicians in robes! yet their behavior is not well understood! even among themselves. Using statistical methods! a political scientist! an economist! and a judge construct a unified theory of judicial decision-making to dispel the mystery of how decisions from district courts to the Supreme Court are made.

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• Authors: Lee Epstein, Lee Landes Epstein, William M Landes, William M. Landes, Landes William M., Richard A Posner, Richard A. Posner
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 07.01.2013
• EAN: 9780674049895
• ISBN: 978-0-674-04989-5
• No. of pages: 440
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Law > General, dictionaries; LAW / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / Executive Branch, POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / Legislative Branch, United States of America, USA, Jurisprudence & general issues, Constitution: government and the state, Legal systems: courts and procedures