The Strategic Analysis of Judicial Behavior

The Strategic Analysis of Judicial Behavior
Author: Lee Epstein
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 101
Release: 2021-06-17
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1009058738

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The past decade has witnessed a worldwide explosion of work aimed at illuminating judicial-behavior: the choices judges make and the consequences of their choices. We focus on strategic accounts of judicial-behavior. As in other approaches to judging, preferences and institutions play a central role but strategic accounts are unique in one important respect: They draw attention to the interdependent - i.e., the strategic - nature of judicial decisions. On strategic accounts, judges do not make decisions in a vacuum, but rather attend to the preferences and likely actions of other actors, including their colleagues, superiors, politicians, and the public. We survey the major methodological approaches for conducting strategic analysis and consider how scholars have used them to provide insight into the effect of internal and external actors on the judges' choices. As far as these studies have traveled in illuminating judicial-behavior, many opportunities for forward movement remain. We flag four in the conclusion.

Comparative Judicial Behavior

Comparative Judicial Behavior
Author: Glendon A. Schubert
Publisher:
Total Pages: 448
Release: 1969
Genre: Judges
ISBN:

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