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Autore: | Ruggiero Cristina M. <1972-> |
Titolo: | Judicial power in a federal system [[electronic resource] ] : Canada, United States and Germany / / Cristina M. Ruggiero |
Pubblicazione: | El Paso, : LFB Scholarly Pub. LLC, 2012 |
Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (344 p.) |
Disciplina: | 347/.012 |
Soggetto topico: | Political questions and judicial power - Germany |
Political questions and judicial power - Canada | |
Political questions and judicial power - United States | |
Judge-made law | |
Judicial review | |
Federal government - Germany | |
Federal government - Canada | |
Federal government - United States | |
Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Nota di contenuto: | CONTENTS; 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 |
Sommario/riassunto: | Ruggiero 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 |
Titolo autorizzato: | Judicial power in a federal system |
ISBN: | 1-59332-608-4 |
Formato: | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
Record Nr.: | 9910462237503321 |
Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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