Guarnieri, Carlo,  1949- <br/><br/>
The power of judges :  a comparative study of courts and democracy / 
 Comparative study of courts and democracy 
Carlo Guarnieri and Patrizia Pederzoli ; C.A. Thomas, (English editor). 
 - 235 pages :  illustrations ;  23 cm. 
 - Oxford socio-legal studies. .
 - Oxford socio-legal studies. .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-220) and index. 
<br/><br/> Introduction --  A. The social and political significance of the judiciary --  B. The rise of the political judge --  C. How to guard the guardians --  D. A comparative and empirical analysis: general trends and peculiar cases --  Judges: Status, Career, and Activism --  The Judicial System --  The Political System --  Conclusion: Judicial Power: Threat or Key to Democracy?.  1.  2.  3. 
<br/><br/> "This book argues that three elements affect the political significance of judicial decisions. First is the status of judges (the way they are recruited and the guarantees they enjoy) and the way judges define their role in the judicial and political process. Second is the organization of the judicial system, including the existence of judicial review of legislation, the structure of trials and the arrangement of public prosecution. Thirdly, judicial power is affected by the broader political system: a polity in which power is divided and fragmented offers wider opportunities for the judiciary to intervene in the political process."--Publisher description. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0198298358 9780198298359 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2001055458 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Courts<br/>Judges<br/>Judicial power<br/>Law--Political aspects
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>K2100  / .G82 2002 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>347.014