Comparative Judicial Review and Public Policy: (Contributions in Political Science) [Hardcover]

Donald W. Jackson (Editor), C. Neal Tate (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 30, 1992 | ISBN-10: 0313286159 | ISBN-13: 978-0313286155

This is one of the few book-length analyses of judicial review and public policy in very different parts of the world today. Donald W. Jackson and C. Neal Tate have gathered together respected scholars and set forth a framework for comparative analysis into the origins of judicial review, its use as a policy tool, and its exercise and impact in the policy-making process. Political scientists, public policy analysts, and public administrators will find this a thought-provoking study in comparative politics and public administration and a useful classroom text. The text opens with an overview and a delineation of basic concepts and closes with a framework for analyzing the exercise of judicial review in policy making. The major part of the book offers case studies and analyses of the establishment of judicial review as a policy tool, and the impact of judicial review in various types of legal situations. These studies cover twelve countries, including the United States, Great Britain, Japan, India, Israel, and the USSR, among others. Chapter reference lists and a selected bibliography at the end of the book refer readers to current studies of importance.

Editorial Reviews

Review

“Written for a college senior- or graduate-level audience with some knowledge of law and political science, the book adds much to our knowledge of the policymaking activities of judges in liberal democracies. The overall quality of the essays is quite high.”–Perspectives on Political Science

About the Author

DONALD W. JACKSON is the Herman Brown Professor of Political Science at Texas Christian University.

C. NEAL TATE is Regents' Professor of Political Science at the University of North Texas and the immediate past Chair of the Research Committee on Comparative Judicial Studies of the International Political Science Association.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 232 pages
• Publisher: Greenwood Press (September 30, 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0313286159
• ISBN-13: 978-0313286155
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.1 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,601,566 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)