Autorentext
Aileen McHarg is Senior Lecturer in Public Law at the University of Glasgow

Zusammenfassung
The Politics of Adjudication addresses the pragmatics of legal decision making. This is a question of politics, according to which constitutional law is not, it is argued, the instantiation of timeless and universal principles of governance.

Inhalt

1. The Politics of Adjudication 2. The Nature of Adjudication 3. Judicial Independence and Impartiality 4. The Constitutional Role of the Judiciary 5. Judicial Reasoning and Judicial Neutrality 6. Judicial Conduct and Judicial Impartiality 7. The Structural Independence of the Judiciary 8. Conclusion