Lawyer-judge bias in the american legal system, the
Auteur :
Barton, Benjamin H.
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9781107616141
Date de publication :
2 janv. 2014
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 x 1,7 cm
Poids :
420 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
Virtually all American judges are former lawyers, a shared background that results in the lawyer-judge bias. This book argues that these lawyer-judges instinctively favor the legal profession in their decisions and that this bias has far-reaching and deleterious effects on American law.