This timely Research Handbook offers a comprehensive examination of judicial politics, both in the US and across the globe. Taking a broad view of the judiciary

The Research Handbook on Law and Courts provides a systematic analysis of new work on courts as governing institutions. Authors consider how courts have taken o

The study of law and politics is one of the foundation stones of the discipline of political science, and it has been one of the most productive areas of cross-

Interest in social science and empirical analyses of law, courts and specifically the politics of judges has never been higher or more salient. Consequently, th

This Research Handbook is a multi-faceted, comparative analysis of how law and political systems interact around the world. Chapters include analyses of judicia