Without fear or favor [[electronic resource] ] : judicial independence and judicial accountability in the states / / G. Alan Tarr

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910785639303321
• Autore: Tarr G. Alan (George Alan)
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Stanford, Calif., : Stanford University Press, 2012
• ISBN: 0-8047-8350-0
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (280 p.)
• Collana: Stanford Studies in Law and Politics; Stanford studies in law and politics
• Disciplina: 347.73/5
• Soggetti: Judicial process - United States - States; Judicial independence - United States - States
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Creating and debating judicial independence and accountability -- Institutionalizing judicial independence and accountability -- The changing face of state judicial selection -- Analyzing judicial independence and accountability -- Reconsidering judicial elections -- Ensuring judicial independence and accountability in the twenty-first century.
• Sommario/riassunto: The impartial administration of justice and the accountability of government officials are two of the most strongly held American values. Yet these values are often in direct conflict with one another. At the national level, the U.S. Constitution resolves this tension in favor of judicial independence, insulating judges from the undue influence of other political institutions, interest groups, and the general public. But at the state level, debate has continued as to the proper balance between judicial independence and judicial accountability. In this volume, constitutional schola