ABSTRACT

Despite their clarity and sophistication, most judicial process texts currently available have two significant limitations. First, they understate the effects of legal factors such as stare decisis on judicial decision-making and second, they fail to convey the human emotions involved in litigation. Reflecting the author‘s experience as a political

chapter 1|26 pages

Courts and Judges in the Political Process

chapter 3|36 pages

Lawyers and Lawyering

chapter 4|42 pages

Judicial Selection and Removal

chapter 5|38 pages

Norm Enforcement—The Criminal Justice

chapter 7|36 pages

Policy Making—The Appellate Process

chapter 9|34 pages

The Limits of Judicial Policy Making

chapter 10|8 pages

Summary and Conclusion