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Introduction: The Law and The Courts | |
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The Nature of Law | |
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Common Law and Statutory Law | |
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Some Additional Legal Definitions and Concepts | |
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Staffing the Courts | |
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Selection | |
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Tenure of Office | |
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Qualifications and Motivations: The United States | |
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"Packing the Court" and the Nominees' "Real" Politics | |
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On the Role of the United States Senate | |
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Qualifications and Experience: The Special Cases of England and France | |
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Courts, Courtrooms, and Juries | |
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Types of Courts: Trial and Appellate | |
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Courtroom Procedure: General | |
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Vox Dei or Vox Populi in Action: The Juries | |
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Selection and Impaneling of Juries | |
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From Offense to Trial: A Procedural Note | |
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Courts at Home: I--The Lesser Tribunals | |
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A Dual System of Courts | |
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The State Courts | |
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The Federal Courts | |
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Courts at Home: II--The Supreme Court | |
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At the Zenith: The U.S. Supreme Court | |
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The U.S. Supreme Court at Work | |
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Behind Closed Doors | |
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Outside Influences on Court Personnel | |
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Courts Abroad | |
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The Courts of England and Wales | |
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The Courts of France | |
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Judicial Review: I--The Supreme Power | |
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Defining Judicial Review | |
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Judicial Review Board | |
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Judicial Review at Home | |
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Judicial Review: II--Controversy and Limitations | |
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Judicial Review in a Democratic State: Saint or Sinner? | |
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Drawing the Line--Or Attempting to Do So | |
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Judges Limited: The Taught Tradition of the Law | |
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Other Limitations on Judicial Power and Effectiveness | |
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Machtkampf: The Supreme Court in the Political Power | |
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Coda: A Realistic Bulwark | |
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The Sixteen Great Maxims of Judicial Self-Restraint | |
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The Bulwark | |
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Appendixes | |
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Members of the Supreme Court of the United States | |
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Table of Succession of the Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States | |
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Bibliographical | |
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Note Index | |