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Judicial power in a federal system [[electronic resource] ] : Canada, United States and Germany / / Cristina M. Ruggiero



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Autore: Ruggiero Cristina M. <1972-> Visualizza persona
Titolo: Judicial power in a federal system [[electronic resource] ] : Canada, United States and Germany / / Cristina M. Ruggiero Visualizza cluster
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
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  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-59332-608-4
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910822659603321
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Serie: Law and society (New York, N.Y.)