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What should be the primary goals of a judicial appointments system? When will the judiciary be sufficiently diverse? Why is it taking so long? Is it time for positive action? Who does (and should) appoint our judges?

There is broad agreement that diversity raises important questions for a legal system and its officials, but there is much less agreement about the full implications of recognising diversity as an important goal of the judicial appointments regime and differences of opinion as to the method, form, timing and motivations for diversity. On the tenth anniversary...

This new edition has been fully revised to take account of the latest developments in the Court's practice since 2010, including: the introduction (in 2014) of a mandatory application form; the updated Court Rules...

A concise and comprehensive edition of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and related supplementary statutes for quick reference. Updated through January 1, 2017. Perfect for your briefcase or desk and a great format for the attorney or law school student who simply needs to refer to the rules.

Contents:
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure

• Title I. Scope of rules; form of action
• Title II. Commencing an action; service of process, pleadings, motions, and orders
• Title III. Pleadings and motions
• Title IV. Parties
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For decades, the question of judicial review's status in a democratic political system has been adjudicated through the framework of what Alexander Bickel labelled "the countermajoritarian difficulty." That is, the idea that judicial review is particularly problematic for democracy because it opposes the will of majority.

Judicial Review and Contemporary Democratic Theory begins with an assessment of the empirical and theoretical flaws of this framework, and an account of the ways in which this framework has hindered meaningful investigation into judicial review's...

This book merges philosophical, psychoanalytical and legal perspectives to explore how spaces of justice are changing and the effect this has on the development of the　administration of justice. There are as central themes: the idea of transgression as starting point　of the question of justice and its archaic anchor; the relation between spaces of justice and ritual(s); the question of use and abuse of transparency in contemporary courts; the abolition of the judicial walls with the use of cameras in courts. It offers a comparative approach, looking at spaces of justice in...

Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (2017 Edition) with the full Advisory Committee Notes, select statutes (venue and jurisdiction of federal district courts, along with removal from state courts), and all official forms for civil suits in federal district courts.