JUSTICE IN AMERICA - COURTS, LAWYERS, AND THE JUDICIAL PROCESS. 2D ED.

• NCJ Number: 15928
• Author(s): H JACOB
• Date Published: 1972
• Length: 249 pages
• Sale Source: Little, Brown and Co
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

A POLITICAL ANALYSIS OF HOW JUSTICE IS ADMINISTERED IN AMERICAN COURTS, WHICH EXAMINES SEVERAL INDIVIDUAL FACETS OF AMERICAN JUDICIAL INSTITUTIONS AND PRACTICES, AND THE INTERACTION OF LEGAL TRADITIONS AND POLITICAL PROCESSES.

Abstract

TWO FUNCTIONS OF THE COURT - THE ENFORCEMENT OF NORMS AND POLICY-MAKING - ARE FIRST EXAMINED. THE CHARACTERISTICS AND CONSEQUENCES OF BOTH THESE FUNCTIONS ARE EXPLORED. PARTICIPANTS IN THE JUDICIAL PROCESS, SUCH AS LAWYERS AND THE BAR, ATTORNEYS AND THE PUBLIC, JUDGES, JURIES, INTEREST GROUPS, AND THE MEDIA ARE ALSO DISCUSSED. THE STRUCTURE AND RULES OF THE JUDICIAL PROCESS THAT GOVERN JUDICIAL DECISIONS IN AMERICA ARE EXAMINED AS WELL. TOPICS COVERED IN THIS DISCUSSION INCLUDE THE ORGANIZATION OF AMERICAN COURTS, TRIALS, NEGOTIATIONS, SETTLEMENTS, APPELLATE PROCEEDINGS, AND CONSTRAINTS ON JUDICIAL ACTIVISM.