Judicial Independence at the Crossroads: An Interdisciplinary Approach

" The authors provide an excellent examination of judicial independence that tends to raise more questions than answers…a fascinating book that raises important questions about a concept that is often used, but that is poorly understood… I would highly recommend this book for all scholars of public law because of its richness of information as well as how the essays call into question the common assumptions about what judicial independence is and how it can be protected"

Reconsidering Judicial Independence
Introduction - Stephen B. Burbank, Barry Friedman & Deborah Goldberg
Reconsidering Judicial Independence - Stephen B. Burbank & Barry Friedman
The Meaning of Judicial Independence: Theoretical Dimensions
Is Judicial Independence a Useful Concept? - Lewis A. Kornhauser
Independence as a Governance Mechanism - Edward Rubin
Theory and Evidence
Does Judicial Independence Exist? The Lessons of Social Science Research - Terri Jennings Peretti
Judicial Independence: How Can You Tell It When You See It? And, Who Cares? - Charles M. Cameron
Behavioral Factors Affecting Judicial Independence - Charles H. Franklin
Customary Independence - Charles Gardner Geyh
Comparative Dimensions
Selecting Selection Systems - Lee Epstein, Jack Knight & Olga Shvetsova
Declarations of Independence - Kim Lane Schepple
Appendix: Conference Participants
Index
About the Editors
About the Contributors
Appendix A: Conference Participants

Concerned that scholars in various disciplines were talking past each other and that policy debates concerning judicial independence were impoverished, the editors convened a conference of scholars from the disciplines of law, political science, history, economics and sociology. Judicial Independence at the Crossroads: An Interdisciplinary Approach is a collection of essays reflecting the disciplinary perspectives of the authors and the shared understanding that emerged from the conference.