How judges think /

Posner, Richard A.

How judges think / Richard A. Posner. - Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2008. - 387 p. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

pt. 1. 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 -- pt. 2. 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? -- pt. 3. Justices. The Supreme Court is a political court ; Comprehensive constitutional theories ; Judicial cosmopolitanism.

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

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Judicial process.
Judicial process--United States.
Filosofía del derecho.
Jueces--Toma de decisiones.
Poder judicial.
Revisión judicial.
Teoría constitucional.

KF 8700 / P855h 2008

347.012