Ought judges be independent of democratic pressures, or should they be subjected to the preferences and approval of the electorate? In this book, Bonneau and Hall use empirical data to shed light on these normative questions and offer a coherent defense of judicial elections.
Publisher: Routledge
Publication Place: UK
Publication Year: 2009-06-29
Language: English
Number of Pages: 200
Edition: 1
Series: Controversies in Electoral Democracy and Representation
Tracing development of scientific sociology from Comte onwards, this book provides a narrative history of figures, ideas, and schools that lie behind ..