Judicial Selection: The Cross-Evolution of French and American Practices

by Jaquelin Lafon, Mary Volcansek

Overview

This volume is a comprehensive comparative study of the development of systems for naming judges in two nations, over a period of three centuries. It is designed to confront the origins, both normative and political, that affected the evolution of the systems now used in the United States and France. This book places in normative and historical context discussions about how best to recruit judges, and it explores shifts in priorities for judicial offices and their implications.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780313260131
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	11/17/1987
Series:	Contributions in Legal Studies , #40
Pages:	180
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.44(d)
Lexile:	1450L (what's this?)

About the Author

MARY L. VOLCANSEK is Professor of Political Science at Florida International University.

JACQUELINE LUCIENNE LAFON is Associate Dean of the Faculty of Law at the University of Paris South.

Table of Contents

Political Culture and Judicial Systems
Appointing Judges in the United States
Designating Judges in France: Monarchy and Revolution
Popular Democracy and the Election of Judges in the United States
Evolution of French Judges as Civil Servants
Transatlantic Lessons
References
Index