All judges are political--except when they are not
Subtitle: acceptable hypocrisies and the rule of law
By: Keith J. Bybee.
Publisher: Stanford Law Books
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Stanford, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 177
ISBN-13: 9780804753111; 9780804753128
Subjects: Judicial process -- United States; Political questions and judicial power -- United States; Rule of law -- United States
Description: "The legitimacy of our courts rests on their capacity to give broadly acceptable answers to controversial questions. Yet Americans are divided in their beliefs about whether our courts operate on unbiased legal principle or political interest. Comparing law to the practice of common courtesy, Keith Bybee explains how our courts not only survive under these suspicions of hypocrisy, but actually depend on them."--[book cover].
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.