How judges think

How judges think

by Posner, Richard A.

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"A unique and, to orthodox legal thinkers, a startling perspective on how judges and justices decide cases."--Back cover.

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Title Statements

  • Full title :How judges think / Richard A. Posner.

Summary

"A unique and, to orthodox legal thinkers, a startling perspective on how judges and justices decide cases."--Back cover.

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:©2008
  • Edition:First Harvard University Press paperback edition

Publication Statements

  • Publisher(s):Harvard University Press
  • Place of Publication:Cambridge, Massachusetts
  • Language:eng
  • Publication Date:©2008

The Physical Object

  • Description:387 pages ; : 24 cm

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:9780674048065, 0674048067, 9780674028203, 0674028201
  • oclc:ocn456170013
  • LC Classification:K2300
  • Dewey Decimal:347.012

Table of Contents

Part one. The basic model. Nine theories of judicial behavior -- The judge as labor-market participant -- The judge as occasional legislator - The mind of the legislating judge -- Part two. The model elaborated. The judicial environment : external constraints on judging -- Altering the environment : tenure and salary issues -- Judicial method : internal constraints on judging -- Judges are not law professors -- Is pragmatic adjudication inescapable? -- Part three. Justices. The Supreme Court is a political court -- Comprehensive constitutional theories -- Judicial cosmopolitanism.

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Subjects

Courts Judges -- United States Judicial process Judicial process -- United States Processus judiciaire Processus judiciaire -- États-Unis United States

Writers

Posner, Richard A.

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