UID:
almafu_9959245699402883
Format:
1 online resource (280 p.)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
0-8047-8350-0
Series Statement:
Stanford Studies in Law and Politics
Content:
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
Note:
Description based upon print version of record.
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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.
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-8047-6039-X
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-8047-6040-3
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1515/9780804783507
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