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How judges think / Richard A. Posner.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2008.Description: 387 p. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9780674048065 (pbk.)
  • 0674048067 (pbk.)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 347.012
LOC classification:
  • KF 8700 P855h 2008
Contents:
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.
Summary: "A unique and, to orthodox legal thinkers, a startling perspective on how judges and justices decide cases."--Back cover.
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Item type Current library Home library Collection Shelving location Call number Vol info Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Libro Libro Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Ciencias Sociales Ciencias Sociales (3er. Piso) KF 8700 P855h 2008 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 1 Available 00000085631

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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