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Elements of Judicial Strategy

Now in a readily available new republication edition, and adding a substantive 2016 Foreword by Lee Epstein and Jack Knight, this classic of law and political science is presented to a new generation of thoughtful observers of the U.S. Supreme Court and how its justices create judicial decisions. As Epstein and Knight write, this book is "extraordinary. It's the rarest of a breakthrough of the path-marking, even paradigm-shifting, variety...." Its publication offered a "huge conceptual breakthrough. Elements was the first to offer a strategic account" of judging, and its "framework forever changed the study of judicial behavior." It remains influential to current thought, extending even in its "global reach," and is an important part of modern social sciences and law. First outlining the sources and instruments — and limitations — of judicial power, the author then shows how policy-oriented justices might take advantage of their power positions to maximize their impact on the formation and execution of public policy. In this book Walter F. Murphy attempts to understand how, under the limitations which the American legal and political systems impose, Supreme Court justices can legitimately act to further their policy objectives. Murphy also considers ethical issues raised by the model of judicial decision-making he describes. Throughout, systematic analysis is supported by prodigious research and fascinating real-world examples over the years and in very different judicial administrations. Part of the Legal Legends Series from Quid Pro Books, this edition embeds the page numbers of the original print editions, for purposes of continuity, referencing, course assignment, and convenience to the reader. It is also available in library-quality hardcover edition and in leading eBook formats.

258 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1970

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October 2, 2022
Como os juízes decidem? é o livro fundador da abordagem estratégica de análise do comportamento judicial. Publicado em 1964, o livro propõe uma explicação estratégica do comportamento judicial concentrada no contexto interno do julgamento. Murphy discorre sobre como os juízes da Suprema Corte americana usam seus recursos para atingir objetivos políticos.
No capítulo dois, o autor fala da estrutura do Poder Judiciário. No capítulo três, sobre estratégias para convencer colegas em dado sentido político. O capítulo quatro fala de resistências burocráticas à ação estratégica. O capítulo cinco trata da ação positiva para assegurar colaboração dos outros Poderes. O seis fala da ação preventiva para lidar com os outros Poderes. O capítulo sete é sobre posturas éticas para ação em políticas públicas. E o oito trata da análise de problemas das estratégias de decisão judicial.
Crítica: o livro traz apenas uma abordagem qualitativa de julgamentos e troca de opiniões informais entre os juízes que demonstram suas ações estratégicas. A leitura, por isso, se torna um pouco cansativa até porque muitos casos citados são muito antigos.
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