Beyond the Formalist-Realist Divide: The Role of Politics in Judging

by Brian Z. Tamanaha

Book Overview

According to conventional wisdom in American legal culture, the 1870s to 1920s was the age of legal formalism, when judges believed that the law was autonomous and logically ordered, and that they... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691142807
• Release Date: November 2009
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.8" x 6.0"