The Judicial Process

Law, Courts, and Judicial Politics

Christopher P. Banks, David M. O'Brien, David M. O′Brien

• Publisher: CQ Press
• Year: 2015
• Print ISBN: 9781483317014
• eBook ISBN: 9781483317021
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Politics & International Relations
• Subtopic: American Government
• Index: Politics & International Relations

The Judicial Process: Law, Courts, and Judicial Politics is an all-new, concise yet comprehensive core text that introduces students to the nature and significance of the judicial process in the United States and across the globe. It is social scientific in its approach, situating the role of the courts and their impact on public policy within a strong foundation in legal theory, or political jurisprudence, as well as legal scholarship. Authors Christopher P. Banks and David M. O'Brien do not shy away from the politics of the judicial process, and offer unique insight into cutting-edge and highly relevant issues. In its distinctive boxes, "Contemporary Controversies over Courts" and "In Comparative Perspective," the text examines topics such as the dispute pyramid, the law and morality of same-sex marriages, the "hardball politics" of judicial selection, plea bargaining trends, the right to counsel and "pay as you go" justice, judicial decisions limiting the availability of class actions, constitutional courts in Europe, the judicial role in creating major social change, and the role lawyers, juries and alternative dispute resolution techniques play in the U.S. and throughout the world. Photos, cartoons, charts, and graphs are used throughout the text to facilitate student learning and highlight key aspects of the judicial process.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half Title
• Acknowledgements
• Publisher Note
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Contents
• Table List
• Illustration List
• Preface
• Part I Law And Political Jurisprudence In A Globalized Society
• Chapter 1 the politics of law and courts in society
• Chapter 2 The Politics of Law and Jurisprudence
• Part II Judicial Organization And Administrative Processes
• Chapter 3 Judicial Organization and Administration
• Chapter 4 Judicial Selection and Removal
• Part III Access To Courts And Judicial Decision Making
• Chapter 5 The Practice of Law
• Chapter 6 Access to Courts and Justice
• Chapter 7 Trial Courts
• Chapter 8 Trial Courts: Civil Cases and Litigation
• Part IV Judicial Policymaking
• CHAPTER 9 Appellate Courts and Decision Making
• CHAPTER 10 The Scope and Limits of Judicial Power
• Glossary
• Appendix A
• Appendix B
• Index
• Author Index
• About the Authors
• Publisher Note