A distinguished and experienced appellate court judge, Posner offers in this new book a unique and, to orthodox legal thinkers, startling perspective on how judges and justices decide cases.
"A unique and, to orthodox legal thinkers, a startling perspective on how judges and justices decide cases."--Back cover.
A distinguished and experienced appellate court judge, Posner offers in this new book a unique and, to orthodox legal thinkers, startling perspective on how judges and justices decide cases.
Judges and legal scholars talk past one another, if they have any conversation at all. Academics criticize judicial decisions in theoretical terms, which leads many judges to dismiss academic discourse as divorced from reality. Richard Posner reflects on the causes and consequen…
"Judges and legal scholars talk past one another, if they have any conversation at all. Academics couch their criticisms of judicial decisions in theoretical terms, which leads many judges - at the risk of intellectual stagnation - to dismiss most academic discourse as opaque an…
Judges as policymakers -- The attitudinal model -- The legal model -- The strategic model -- Judicial selection and retention -- Courts and the public -- The impact of courts
Judicial Behavior and Policymaking familiarizes students with qualitative and quantitative methods of analyzing data to better understand the field of judicial politics, and how professional political scientists conduct research about the courts. This accessible and engaging tex…
"The Judicial Process: Law, Courts, and Judicial Politics is a complete survey of law, courts, and the judicial process in the United States and across the globe. Its interdisciplinary approach emphasizes the dynamic role law, legal theory, and courts play in the adversarial sys…
"This extensive comparative study of the three most important judgment recognition and enforcement (JRE) regimes focuses on what lessons China can draw from the US and the EU in developing a multilateral JRE arrangement for mainland China, Hong Kong, and Macao"--Rabat de la jaqu…
"Judgment recognition and enforcement (JRE) between the US states, between EU Member States, and between mainland China, Hong Kong and Macao, are all forms of 'interregional JRE'. This extensive comparative study of the three most important JRE regimes focuses on what lessons Ch…