Judicial independence at the crossroads : an interdisciplinary approach / edited by Stephen b Burbank and Barry Friedman.

Thousand Oaks (CA) : Sage Publications, 2002.

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Judicial independence -- United States.

Part I. Reconsidering judicial independence: 1. Introduction / Stephen B Burbank, Barry Friedman and Deborah Goldberg

2. Reconsidering judicial independence / Stephen B Burbank and Barry Friedman

Part II. The meaning of judicial independence : theoretical dimensions: 3. Is judicial independence a useful concept?/ Lewis A Kornhauser

4. Independence as a governance mechanism / Edward L Rubin

Part III. Theory and evidence: 5. Does judicial independence exist? The lessons of social science research / Terri Jennings Peretti

6. Judicial independence : how can you tell it when you see it? And, who cares? / Charles M Cameron

7. Behavioral factors affecting judicial independence / Charles H Franklin

8. Customary independence / Charles Gardner Geyh

Part IV. Comparative dimensions: 9. Selecting selection systems / Lee Epstein, Jack Knight and Olga Shvetsova

10. Declarations of independence : judicial reactions to political pressure / Kim Lane Scheppele

Appendix - Conference participants.

Includes index.

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298 p.