| Description |
1 online resource (312 pages). |
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text file |
| Series |
Law and Society
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Recht und Gesellschaft.
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| Contents |
List of Tables; Chapter One: Introduction; Chapter Two: The Institutional Limits of Judicial Politics; Chapter Three: Constitutional Constraints and IndIAN Law inCanada and the United States; Chapter FOUR: The Limits of Environmental LAW in Canadaand the United States; Chapter Five: Conclusion; Appendices; Bibliography; Index. |
| Summary |
Hurl argues that the impact of law and politics on judicial decision making is dependent upon the broader institutional environments that courts operate within. Through an examination environmental and Indian law decisions, he explores how judicial power in Canada and the United States is shaped by the constitutional structure of the two regimes. His work is based on an analysis of environmental and Indian law decisions decided by the Supreme Courts of Canada and the United States between 1985 and 2008, supplemented by an analysis of environmental policy cases decided by American and Canadian. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-290) and index. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Judicial power -- United States.
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Judicial power. |
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United States. |
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Political questions and judicial power -- United States.
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Political questions and judicial power. |
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Indians of North America -- Legal status, laws, etc.
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Indians of North America -- Legal status, laws, etc. |
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Environmental law -- United States.
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Environmental law. |
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Judicial power -- Canada.
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Canada. |
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Political questions and judicial power -- Canada.
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Indians of North America -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Canada.
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Environmental law -- Canada.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Hurl, Ryan. Judicial Power and Institutional Constraints : A Comparison of Canadian and American Courts. El Paso : LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC, ©2010 9781593323844 |
| ISBN |
9781593326500 |
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1593326505 |
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9781593323844 (hardbound) |
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1593323840 (hardbound) |
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