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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| 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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