Judging Law and Policy: Courts and Policymaking in the American Political System

ISBN-13: 9780415885249 / Angielski / Twarda / 2011 / 224 str.

Robert M. Howard; Amy Steigerwalt

Opis

To what extent do courts make social and public policy and influence policy change? This text analyses the question generally and in seven distinct policy areas that play out in federal and state courts: tax policy, environmental policy, reproductive rights, sex equality, affirmative action, school finance, and same-sex marriage.

Spis treści

1. Introduction: Judges, Law and Policy  Part 1: Federal Court Policymaking  2. Courts and Taxes  3. The Air We Breathe and the Water We Drink: Courts, Law and Environmental Policy  4. The Status of Women  5. Reproductive Rights  6. Discrimination and Educational Affirmative Action  Part 2: State Court Policymaking  7. School Finance Reform  8. Same-Sex Marriage  Part 3: Conclusion  9. Conclusion: Unnecessary Judicial Activism or a Necessary Part of the Policy Process?