Courts and judicial policymaking /
Christopher P. Banks, David M. O'Brien.
- Upper Saddle River, N.J : Pearson/Prentice Hall, c2008.
- viii, 376 page : ill ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Legal systems and sources of law -- The politics of law and jurisprudence -- Judicial organization, structure, and administration -- Judicial recruitment, retention, and removal -- The practice of law -- Access to courts -- The adversarial proces and criminal procedure -- Civil litigation -- Judicial decision-making and behavior -- The scope and limits of judicial power.
0131443496 (pbk.) 9780131443495 (pbk.)
2006032299
Courts--United States. Judicial process--United States. Justice, Administration of--United States.