High courts in global perspective : evidence, methodologies, and findings /

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Meeting name:	Facilitating Empirical Studies of Judicial Behavior on Constitutional Courts from a Comparative Perspective (Conference) (2018 : Texas A & M University. School of Law)
Imprint:	Charlottesville : University of Virginia Press, 2021. ©2021
Description:	vii, 349 pages ; 24 cm.
Language:	English
Series:	Constitutionalism and democracy Constitutionalism and democracy.
Subject:	Courts of last resort -- Congresses. Constitutional courts -- Congresses. Judicial process -- Congresses. Political questions and judicial power -- Congresses. Constitutional courts. Courts of last resort. Judicial process. Political questions and judicial power. Congress Conference papers and proceedings. Conference papers and proceedings.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12716940

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Other authors / contributors:	Garoupa, Nuno, editor. Gill, Rebecca D., editor. Tiede, Lydia Brashear, 1965- editor. Texas A & M University. School of Law, host institution. Ginsburg, Tom.
ISBN:	9780813946153 0813946158
Notes:	"The volume was originally conceived from draft papers, conversations, and commentary at the workshop: Facilitating Empirical Studies of Judicial Behavior on Constitutional Courts from a Comparative Perspective (National Science Foundation Grant SES #1744299) held at the Texas AM University School of Law, in Dallas from May 11-12, 2018"--Acknowledgments. Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:	"This book investigates high court behavior across the world through a comparative empirical approach, so as to determine whether and under what conditions these influential courts can check other political actors, protect minority interests, and have an active role in policy making"--

Table of Contents:

1. Acknowledgments
2. Introduction
3. 1. Understanding Adjudication
4. 2. The US Supreme Court and Other Federal Courts
5. 3. State Supreme Courts in the United States
6. 4. Examining the Empirical Study of the Supreme Court of Canada
7. 5. Empirical Studies of Judicial Behavior and Decision-Making in Australian and New Zealand Courts
8. 6. Empirical Studies of Judicial Behavior in the United Kingdom
9. 7. Empirical Studies of Judicial Behavior and Decision-Making on Indian Courts
10. 8. European International Courts
11. 9. Constitutional Courts in Europe
12. 10. Empirical Studies of the Behavior of Justices and High Courts in Latin America
13. 11. Judicial Behavior Research in East Asia
14. 12. What Do We Know about the Middle Eastern Constitutional Courts?
15. 13. Empirical Studies of African High Courts: An Overview
16. 14. Comparative Studies of Judicial Behavior
17. 15. Overcoming the Barriers to Comparative Judicial Behavior Research
18. Notes on Contributors
19. Index

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