High Courts in Global Perspective - Evidence, Methodologies, and Findings (Hardcover)

High courts around the world hold a revered place in the legal hierarchy. These courts are the presumed impartial final arbiters as individuals, institutions, and nations resolve their legal differences. But they also buttress and mitigate the influence of other political actors, protect minority rights, and set directions for policy. The comparative empirical analysis offered in this volume highlights important differences between constitutional courts but also clarifies the unity of procedure, process, and practice in the world's highest judicial institutions. High Courts in Global Perspective pulls back the curtain on the interlocutors of court systems internationally. This book creates a framework for a comparative analysis that weaves together a collective narrative on high court behavior and the scholarship needed for a deeper understanding of cross-national contexts. From the U.S. federal courts to the constitutional courts of Africa, from the high courts in Latin America to the Court of Justice of the European Union, high courts perform different functions in different societies, and the contributors take us through particularities of regulation and legislative review as well as considering the legitimacy of the court to serve as an honest broker in times of political transition. Unique in its focus and groundbreaking in its access, this comparative study will help scholars better understand the roles that constitutional courts and judges play in deciding some of the most divisive issues facing societies across the globe. From Africa to Europe to Australia and continents and nations in between, we get an insider's look into the construction and workings of the world's courts while also receiving an object lesson on best practices in comparative quantitative scholarship today.

General

Imprint:	University of Virginia Press
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Constitutionalism and Democracy
Release date:	August 2021
Editors:	Nuno Garoupa • Rebecca D. Gill • Lydia B. Tiede
Dimensions:	229 x 152mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	336
ISBN-13:	978-0-8139-4615-3
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political science & theory Books > Law > Laws of other jurisdictions & general law > Courts & procedure > General
LSN:	0-8139-4615-8
Barcode:	9780813946153

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