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An interesting read for professional jurists, court administrators, and scholars concerned with lay adjudication or East German legal institutions, this book provides an account of the social courts of the German Democratic Republic (GDR).

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These essays attempt to explore and elucidate some of the legal and constitutional complexities of the relationship between the EU and the WTO.

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These essays attempt to explore and elucidate some of the legal and constitutional complexities of the relationship between the EU and the WTO.

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This book contains a number of pieces from a conference in July 1999 on the highly topical issue of the reform of the European judicial system.

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Lyles argues that these lower court judges not only influence the flow of information to the judicial hierarchy, but they formulate questions that influence how higher courts, including the Supreme Court, respond.

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An in-depth analysis of the workings and legacy of the Supreme Court led by Charles Evans Hughes.

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The aim of the book is to provide practitioners with summaries of relevant inquest cases in a format that is easy to search and use, and to enable them to anticipate the often unfamiliar issues that arise in coronial law.

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These new essays, by prominent scholars from Australia, Hong Kong, the UK and the USA, engage with - and seek to generate further debate about - the theoretical and practical significance of "integrity" at all stages of the criminal process.

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Whether examining election outcomes, the legal status of terrorism suspects, or if (or how) people can be sentenced to death, a judge assumes a role that raises some of the contentious political issues of our day. This title sets forth a vision of the role of the judge.

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This volume in ABC-CLIO's About Federal Government set looks at the history and daily operations of the federal judiciary, from district courts, to courts of appeal, to the Supreme Court.

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Part of ABC-CLIO's groundbreaking About State Government set, this volume is the first comprehensive resource to focus exclusively on judicial politics at the state level, covering all 50 states and demonstrating the profound influence state courts have on American life.

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Argues that a sound judiciary is critical, but lacking, for the long-term development of Latin American democracy.

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Reformers are wrong to focus on a single aspect of the judiciary on the assumption that one reform naturally leads to another. In fact, all aspects of the courts are so closely related that failure to reform one aspect creates a negative synergy that ultimately undermines the reformed areas.

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Explores the impact of the federal courts. The text discusses the development of constitutional law and the judiciary's impact in the public policy areas of busing, affirmative action, prison reform, mental health reform, procedural reforms in law enforcement and electoral redistricting.

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Explores the impact of the federal courts. The text discusses the development of constitutional law and the judiciary's impact in the public policy areas of busing, affirmative action, prison reform, mental health reform, procedural reforms in law enforcement and electoral redistricting.

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Conventional wisdom holds that the Lochner Court illegitimately used the Constitution's due process clauses to strike down Progressive legislation designed to protect the poor and powerless against big business.

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The authors of these essays explore the extent of the legal profession's involvement in the growth of industrial America, focusing on the state of the profession in various geographic regions and on the profession's institutions and plans for education, regulation, reform, and practice in the period after the Civil War.

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Describes a manner of deliberating about who should serve on the Supreme Court - an approach that puts the burden on nominees to show that their judicial philosophies and politics are acceptable to senators and citizens alike. This book makes a fresh case for the virtue of judicial moderates.

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This volume of essays celebrates the first 50 years in the life of the New Zealand Court of Appeal.