Regulating Judicial Elections - Assessing State Codes of Judicial Conduct (Paperback)

State judicial elections are governed by a unique set of rules that enforce longstanding norms of judicial independence by limiting how judicial candidates campaign. These rules have been a key part of recent debates over judicial elections and have been the subject of several U.S. Supreme Court cases. Regulating Judicial Elections provides the first accounting of the efficacy and consequences of such rules. C. Scott Peters re-frames debates over judicial elections by shifting away from all-or-nothing claims about threats to judicial independence and focusing instead on the trade-offs inherent in our checks and balances system. In doing so, he is able to examine the costs and benefits of state ethical restrictions. Peters finds that while some parts of state codes of conduct achieve their desired goals, others may backfire and increase the politicization of judicial elections. Moreover, modest gains in the protection of independence come at the expense of the effectiveness of elections as accountability mechanisms. These empirical findings will inform ongoing normative debates about judicial elections.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Law, Courts and Politics
Release date:	September 2017
First published:	2018
Authors:	C. Scott Peters
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 15mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	162
ISBN-13:	978-1-138-65383-2
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political structure & processes > Elections & referenda Books > Law > International law > Settlement of international disputes > International courts & procedures Books > Law > Laws of other jurisdictions & general law > Constitutional & administrative law > General Promotions
LSN:	1-138-65383-7
Barcode:	9781138653832

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