Rationalizing Justice: The Political Economy of Federal District Courts

by Wolf Heydebrand and Carroll Seron

This book connects the history and organization of the federal district courts to the emergence of a new technocratic form of justice. The centerpiece of this study is the clash between adjudication -- the traditional model of dispute resolution -- and the introduction of modern management techniques. From the perspective of the federal trial courts, the authors examine the tension between adjudication and administration. They show dramatic changes...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0791402959
• ISBN13: 9780791402955
• Release Date: September 1990
• Publisher: State University of New York Press
• Length: 308 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.0" x 8.9"