Reviews
Recommended.
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.
'Judicial independence' is an oft-proclaimed, but all too rarely analyzed, mantra within our public dialogue. It is unclear exactly what it means or how much of it is actually desirable. These essays provide valuable guidance toward a more informed debate, given that we will scarcely stop proclaiming (and debating) both its actuality and desirability.
A timely and important book, featuring insightful explorations into the scope and limits of judicial independence. Deserves attention from anybody who cares about courts.
This collection of essays is a fascinating examination of the many aspects of judicial independence and interdependence, placing the age-old debate over the courts and their role in a nuanced light that enhances our understanding and helps us separate genuine threats from politics as usual.
This edited volume of essays on the relations between courts (primarily the U.S. Supreme Court) and other branches of government documents and analyzes a remarkable political jousting that has ebbed and flowed throughout the nation's history. It is a demonstration of the power of political science to reveal rarely acknowledged realities of the judicial process in a democratic society.
Book Details
Foreword, 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
Foreword, 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