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Posner Richard A

How judges think - 2nd - Dehra Dun Universal Law Publishing Co.Pvt.Ltd. 2011 - 387p

Table of contents
Introduction Part One: 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;
Part Two: 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;
Part Three: Justices;
The Supreme Court Is a Political Court;
Comprehensive Constitutional Theories;
Judicial Cosmopolitanism;
Conclusion;
Acknowledgments;
Index

ISBN: 9780674048065

Subjects--Topical Terms:
1. Judicial Process - U S A 2. Judicial REview

Dewey Class. No.: 347.010000 / POS-2