Description
Book SynopsisInstructors of judicial process and judicial policymaking will find the book, along with the materials and resources on its accompanying website, readily adaptable for classroom use.
Trade Review"A sophisticated approach to judicial independence that takes constitutional politics seriously. Peabody and his fellow authors provide vital information on the political foundations of contemporary judicial criticism and the threat (or non-threat) those criticisms raise to constitutional government in the United States." - Mark A. Graber, University of Maryland "A timely and important book, featuring insightful explorations into the scope and limits of judicial independence. Deserves attention from anybody who cares about courts." - Keith E. Whittington, Princeton University"
Table of ContentsForeword, by H. Thomas Wells Jr.
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1. The Choreography of Courts-Congress Conflicts
Chapter 2. Congress and Judicial Supremacy
Chapter 3. Presidential Manipulations of Judicial Power
Chapter 4. Institutional Interdependence and the Separation of Powers
Chapter 5. The Public and Judicial Independence
Chapter 6. Judicial Elections and Public Perception of the Courts
Chapter 7. Conflicts with Courts in Common Law Nations
Chapter 8. The Siege on the Israeli Supreme Court
Chapter 9. Self-Regulation and an Independent Judiciary
Chapter 10. Judicial Credibility
Conclusion
Appendix: Timeline of Important Events, 1968–2010
List of Contributors
Notes
Index
