LEADER 03227nam 2200697 a 450 001 9910822659603321 005 20230801224016.0 010 $a1-59332-608-4 035 $a(CKB)2670000000234416 035 $a(EBL)1057849 035 $a(OCoLC)808341444 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000721012 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12342352 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000721012 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10669631 035 $a(PQKB)10820225 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1057849 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1057849 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10583871 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000234416 100 $a20120521d2012 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aJudicial power in a federal system$b[electronic resource] $eCanada, United States and Germany /$fCristina M. Ruggiero 210 $aEl Paso $cLFB Scholarly Pub. LLC$d2012 215 $a1 online resource (344 p.) 225 1 $aLaw and society 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-59332-443-X 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aCONTENTS; List of Tables and Figure; Acknowledgements; Chapter 1: Introduction; Chapter 2: The Interdependent Nature of Judicial Power'?; Chapter 3: Comparing 'Intrinsic' Court Features; Chapter 4: Comparing 'Extrinsic' Federal Design Features; Chapter 5: Canada; Chapter 6: United States; Chapter 7: Germany; Chapter 8: Comparing the Power of Courts in Federal Systems; References; Index 330 $aRuggiero provides a systematic evaluation of the 'interdependent nature' of judicial power within three federal systems. She seeks to answer the question: Why are some high courts more powerful than others? By integrating strategic assumptions about the behavior of courts and other political actors and by employing a comparative, historical analysis of court policy-making and legislative responses to said policy-making, Ruggiero tests and refines concepts of court influence as 'interdependent'. She finds that the influence of high courts and their decisions are shaped both by 'intrinsic' insti 410 0$aLaw and society (New York, N.Y.) 606 $aPolitical questions and judicial power$zGermany 606 $aPolitical questions and judicial power$zCanada 606 $aPolitical questions and judicial power$zUnited States 606 $aJudge-made law 606 $aJudicial review 606 $aFederal government$zGermany 606 $aFederal government$zCanada 606 $aFederal government$zUnited States 615 0$aPolitical questions and judicial power 615 0$aPolitical questions and judicial power 615 0$aPolitical questions and judicial power 615 0$aJudge-made law. 615 0$aJudicial review. 615 0$aFederal government 615 0$aFederal government 615 0$aFederal government 676 $a347/.012 700 $aRuggiero$b Cristina M.$f1972-$01654618 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910822659603321 996 $aJudicial power in a federal system$94006572 997 $aUNINA