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Record Nr.

UNINA9910462155003321

Titolo

Law, ideology, and collegiality [[electronic resource] ] : judicial behaviour in the Supreme Court of Canada / / Donald R. Songer ... [et al.]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Montreal ; ; Ithaca, : McGill-Queen's University Press, 2012

ISBN

0-7735-3929-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (236 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

SongerDonald R

Disciplina

347.7

Soggetti

Judges - Canada - Attitudes

Judicial process - Canada

Political questions and judicial power - Canada

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [187]-211) and index.

Nota di contenuto

The Supreme Court's evolving role -- Theories of Supreme Courts' decision making -- The process of decision making -- The dimensionality of voting -- Measuring ideology and justices' votes -- The socio-political bases of attitudinal voting -- The attitudinal model and the puzzle of unanimity -- Conclusions. Attitudinal decision making and the Supreme Court.