Courts: A Comparative and Political AnalysisIn this provocative work, Martin Shapiro proposes an original model for the study of courts, one that emphasizes the different modes of decision making and the multiple political roles that characterize the functioning of courts in different political systems. |
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Page 1 - ... prototype of courts" is not reflected in the actual operations of judicial bodies. And yet, it is important to retain his general conclusion that it is precisely the departure from the triadic structure that is a source of possible weakness of judicial legitimacy. "[FJrom [the triad's] overwhelming appeal to common sense stems the basic political legitimacy of courts everywhere...
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| Title | Courts: A Comparative and Political Analysis |
| Author | Martin Shapiro |
| Edition | reprint, revised |
| Publisher | University of Chicago Press, 1986 |
| ISBN | 0226750434, 9780226750439 |
| Length | 245 pages |
| Subjects | › Law / Comparative Law / General Political Science / Comparative Politics Political Science / General |
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