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Impartiality And Independence: Misunderstood Cousins, James E. Moliterno
Impartiality And Independence: Misunderstood Cousins, James E. Moliterno
James E. Moliterno
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When Judges Have Reasons Not To Give Reasons: A Comparative Law Approach, Mathilde Cohen
When Judges Have Reasons Not To Give Reasons: A Comparative Law Approach, Mathilde Cohen
Mathilde Cohen
Influential theories of law have celebrated judicial reason- giving as furthering a host of democratic values, including judges’ accountability, citizens’ participation in adjudication, and a more accurate and transparent decision-making process. This Article has two main purposes. First, it argues that although reason- giving is important, it is often in tension with other values of the judicial process, such as guidance, sincerity, and efficiency. Reason-giving must, therefore, be balanced against these competing values. In other words, judges sometimes have reasons not to give reasons. Second, contrary to common intuition, common law and civil law systems deal with this tension between …
Juror Bias, Voir Dire, And The Judge-Jury Relationship (Symposium), Nancy S. Marder
Juror Bias, Voir Dire, And The Judge-Jury Relationship (Symposium), Nancy S. Marder
Nancy S. Marder
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