The constrained court:law, politics, and the decisions justices make
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Princeton University Press,
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Publisher Address: | Princeton |
Publication Dates: | c2011. |
Literature type: | Book |
Language: | English |
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Carrier Form: | xi, 217 p.: ill. ; 25 cm. |
ISBN: |
9780691151045 (cloth : alk. paper) 0691151040 (cloth : alk. paper) 9780691151052 (pbk. : alk. paper) 0691151059 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
Index Number: | D971 |
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D971.262 D971.261 |
Call Number: | D971.262/B155 |
Contents: |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [185]-201) and index. Introduction -- The measure of law : estimating preferences across institutions and time -- Disentangling law and policy preferences -- Law matters -- Causes and consequences of diverse legal values -- Separation of powers and the strategic constraint -- Signals from the executive -- Conclusion. |