Defenders of liberty or champions of security? : federal courts, the hierarchy of justice, and U.S. foreign policy / Kirk A. Randazzo.
2010
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Author
Title
Defenders of liberty or champions of security? : federal courts, the hierarchy of justice, and U.S. foreign policy / Kirk A. Randazzo.
Published
Albany, N.Y. : State University of New York Press, [2010]
Copyright
©2010
Call Number
KF4651 .R365 2010
ISBN
9781438430478 (hbk. : alk. paper)
1438430477 (hbk. : alk. paper)
1438430477 (hbk. : alk. paper)
Description
x, 128 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
System Control No.
(OCoLC)396185547
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 114-122) and index.
Record Appears in
Gift
Purchased from the income of the Edith L. Fisch Fund
Gift
The Arthur W. Diamond Law Library
Purchased from the income of the Edith L. Fisch Fund
Table of Contents
List of Figures
vii
List of Tables
viii
Acknowledgments
ix
Introduction
1
A Historical Look at the Federal Courts and U.S. Foreign Policy
3
The Scope of the Project
6
Organization of the Book
7
ch. One
Theoretical Foundations
9
Definitions of U.S. Foreign Policy
9
Types of Foreign Policy Cases Adjudicated in Federal Courts
11
Constitutional/Legal Theories
12
International Relations/Foreign Policy Theories
14
Theories of Judicial Politics
16
Conclusions
19
ch. Two
Individual Examinations
21
The Paradox of Foreign Affairs Litigation
22
Theoretical Expectations
25
Research Design and Methods
28
Empirical Results
31
Conclusions
34
ch. Three
The Hierarchy of Justice and the Courts of Appeals
36
Historical Development of the Federal Judiciary
37
Theories of Judicial Compliance and Structural Hierarchies
38
Formal Model of Appeals Court Decision Making
42
Research Design and Methods
51
Empirical Results
53
Conclusions
58
ch. Four
The Hierarchy of Justice and the District Courts
60
Historical Development of the District Courts
61
Policy Making in a Judicial Hierarchy
62
Formal Model of District Court Decision Making
65
Research Design and Methods
70
Empirical Results
73
Conclusions
77
ch. Five
Defenders of Liberty or Champions of Security?
79
Analytical Contributions
80
Civil Liberties Protection in a Post-September 11 Environment
82
Quantitative Analysis of Lower Courts
83
Quantitative Analysis of the Supreme Court
85
Conclusions
89
Appendices
91
Appendix One
Coding Rules
91
Appendix Two
Litigant Codes
98
Appendix Three
Issue Codes
106
Notes
109
References
114
Index
123