The nature of Supreme Court power
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: New York, USA
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 248
ISBN-13: 9781107001435
Description: "This book offers a comprehensive theory of Supreme Court power, identifying conditions under which the Court is successful at altering the behavior of state and private actors. Matthew E.K. Hall depicts the Court as a powerful institution, capable of exerting significant influence over social change"--Provided by publisher.
Table of contents: title: Neither force, nor will; title: When courts command; title: Judging the court; title: Popular vertical issues; title: Unpopular vertical issues; title: Popular lateral issues; title: Unpopular lateral issues; title: Neither the sword nor the purse, but the keys