The judicial process : law, courts, and judicial politics / Christopher P. Banks, David M. O'Brien.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Banks, Christopher P., author.

O'Brien, David M., author.

Series:

Sage knowledge.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Judicial process--United States.

Judicial process.

United States.

Law--Interpretation and construction.

Law.

Courts--United States.

Courts.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (382 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

Thousand Oaks : CQ Press | SAGE Publications, Inc, 2016.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

The Judicial Process: Law, Courts, and Judicial Politics is an all-new, concise yet comprehensive core text that introduces students to the nature and significance of the judicial process in the United States and across the globe. It is social scientific in its approach, situating the role of the courts and their impact on public policy within a strong foundation in legal theory, or political jurisprudence, as well as legal scholarship. Authors Christopher P. Banks and David M. O'Brien do not shy away from the politics of the judicial process, and offer unique insight into cutting-edge and highly relevant issues. In its distinctive boxes, "Contemporary Controversies over Courts" and "In Comparative Perspective," the text examines topics such as the dispute pyramid, the law and morality of same-sex marriages, the "hardball politics" of judicial selection, plea bargaining trends, the right to counsel and "pay as you go" justice, judicial decisions limiting the availability of class actions, constitutional courts in Europe, the judicial role in creating major social change, and the role lawyers, juries and alternative dispute resolution techniques play in the U.S. and throughout the world. Photos, cartoons, charts, and graphs are used throughout the text to facilitate student learning and highlight key aspects of the judicial process.

Notes:

Part of the SAGE Knowledge collection.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Other Format:

Print version :

ISBN:

9781483395517

OCLC:

1063581180

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.