Without Fear or Favor: Judicial Independence and Judicial Accountability in the States, 1st Edition eBook

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The impartial administration of justice and the accountability of government officials are two of the most strongly held American values. Yet these values are often in direct conflict with one another. At the national level, the U.S. Constitution resolves this tension in favor of judicial independence, insulating judges from the undue influence of other political institutions, interest groups, and the general public. But at the state level, debate has continued as to the proper balance between judicial independence and judicial accountability. In this volume, constitutional scholar G. Alan Tarr focuses squarely on that debate. In part, the analysis is historical: how have the reigning conceptions of judicial independence and accountability emerged, and when and how did conflict over them develop? In part, the analysis is theoretical: what is the proper understanding of judicial independence and accountability? Tarr concludes the book by identifying the challenges to state-level judicial independence and accountability that have emerged in recent decades, assessing the solutions offered by the competing sides, and offering proposals for how to strike the appropriate balance between independence and accountability.

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Without Fear or Favor: Judicial Independence and Judicial Accountability in the States 1st Edition is written by G. Alan Tarr and published by Stanford University Press. The Digital and eTextbook ISBNs for Without Fear or Favor are 9780804783507, 0804783500 and the print ISBNs are 9780804760409, 0804760403. Additional ISBNs for this eTextbook include 9780804760393.