EXPLAINING U.S. CIRCUIT COURT DECISION MAKING

EXPLAINING U.S. CIRCUIT COURT DECISION MAKING

Theoretical writing and existing empirical research have suggested several theories of judicial decision making. The most common theory is that judges decide cases in accordance with their ideology. Cross explains the US circuit court decision making and examines the theories that abound as to why j...

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Veröffentlicht in:Judicature 2004-07, Vol.88 (1), p.31
1. Verfasser: Cross, Frank B
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Criminal procedure
Decision making
Federal court decisions
Ideology
Judges & magistrates
Theory
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Zusammenfassung:Theoretical writing and existing empirical research have suggested several theories of judicial decision making. The most common theory is that judges decide cases in accordance with their ideology. Cross explains the US circuit court decision making and examines the theories that abound as to why judges decide as they do.
ISSN:0022-5800