| Judicial Process and Judicial Policymaking Revised Edition Contributor(s): Tarr, G. Alan (Author) |
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ISBN: 1435462394 ISBN-13: 9781435462397 Publisher: Cengage Learning OUR PRICE: $142.45 Product Type: Paperback Published: December 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science - Education | Teaching Methods & Materials - General - Law | Civil Procedure |
| Dewey: 347.731 |
| LCCN: 2012950655 |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 6.1" W x 8.9" (1.05 lbs) 384 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: An excellent introduction to judicial politics as a method of analysis, JUDICIAL PROCESS AND JUDICIAL POLICYMAKING, Sixth Edition, focuses on policy in the judicial process. Rather than limiting the text to coverage of the U.S. Supreme Court, G. Alan Tarr examines the judiciary as the third branch of government, and weaves four major premises throughout the text: 1) Courts in the United States have always played an important role in governing and that their role has increased in recent decades; 2) Judicial policymaking is a distinctive activity; 3) Courts make policy in a variety of ways; and 4) Courts may be the objects of public policy, as well as creators. |
Contributor Bio(s): Tarr, G. Alan: - G. Alan Tarr received his doctorate from the University of Chicago. He is a distinguished professor of political science and director of the Center for State Constitutional Studies at Rutgers University, Camden. Professor Tarr has served as a constitutional consultant in Russia, South Africa, Cyprus, and Burma. A three-time NEH Fellow, he is currently completing a study of judicial independence and accountability in the American states. |