The federal judiciary strengths and weaknesses

"No sitting federal judge has ever written so trenchant a critique of the federal judiciary as Richard A. Posner does in this, his most confrontational book. He exposes the failures of the institution designed by the founders to check congressional and presidential power and resist its abuse, a...

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Glavni autor: Posner, Richard A
Format: Printed Book
Jezik:English
Izdano: London Harvard University Press 2017
Teme:
Courts
Judicial process
Judges
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