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



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Autore: Tarr G. Alan (George Alan) Visualizza persona
Titolo: Without fear or favor : judicial independence and judicial accountability in the states / / G. Alan Tarr Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Stanford, Calif., : Stanford University Press, 2012
Edizione: 1st ed.
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (280 p.)
Disciplina: 347.73/5
Soggetto topico: Judicial process - United States - States
Judicial independence - United States - States
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
Titolo autorizzato: Without fear or favor  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 0-8047-8350-0
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910808610803321
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Serie: Stanford Studies in Law and Politics