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Judicial Selection And Evaluation, Center For Democratic Culture At Unlv Sep 2003

Judicial Selection And Evaluation, Center For Democratic Culture At Unlv

Nevada Law Journal

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Malignant Democracy: Core Fallacies Underlying Election Of The Judiciary, Jeffrey W. Stempel Sep 2003

Malignant Democracy: Core Fallacies Underlying Election Of The Judiciary, Jeffrey W. Stempel

Nevada Law Journal

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Public Financing Of Judicial Campaigns: Practices And Prospects , Michael W. Bowers Sep 2003

Public Financing Of Judicial Campaigns: Practices And Prospects , Michael W. Bowers

Nevada Law Journal

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Remedying Judicial Foot-In-Mouth Disease: Nevada's Prohibitions Against Judicial Commentary On Evidence And The Rule Of Harmless Error, Andrew F. Dixon Mar 2003

Remedying Judicial Foot-In-Mouth Disease: Nevada's Prohibitions Against Judicial Commentary On Evidence And The Rule Of Harmless Error, Andrew F. Dixon

Nevada Law Journal

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Malignant Democracy: Core Fallacies Underlying Election Of The Judiciary, Jeffrey W. Stempel Jan 2003

Malignant Democracy: Core Fallacies Underlying Election Of The Judiciary, Jeffrey W. Stempel

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There is no requirement of democratic theory that mandates that all public offices be filled by election. This is particularly true in modern democratic states, which are simply too large to justify the administrative burden of electing everyone who has significant responsibilities in our society.

Examples of this are everywhere in modern democracies, such as the United States and Europe. In England, for example, the Prime Minister is not directly elected by the people. Does this mean Great Britain has ceased to be a democracy? In most large, sophisticated nation-states, national cabinet officers have great power but are the political …


Judicial Mediation And Signaling, Edward J. Brunet Jan 2003

Judicial Mediation And Signaling, Edward J. Brunet

Nevada Law Journal

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