Court: References & Edit History
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Additional Reading
An insightful study of the “rights explosion” in the United States, India, Great Britain, and Canada is Charles R. Epp, The Rights Revolution: Lawyers, Activists, and Supreme Courts in Comparative Perspective (1998), which argues that “rights consciousness” has increased in many parts of the world. Herbert Jacob et al., Courts, Law, and Politics in Comparative Perspective (1996), is a collection of essays from some of the most informed observers of courts from a global perspective. A riveting account of the transformation of eastern Germany’s legal system as a result of German reunification is Inga Markovits, Imperfect Justice: An East-West German Diary (1995).
An analysis of the tensions between the decisions of the U.S. Supreme Court and democratic theory is Jesse H. Choper, Judicial Review and the National Political Process: A Functional Reconsideration of the Role of the Supreme Court (1980). A controversial and provocative study of the judiciary in the United States is Gerald N. Rosenberg, The Hollow Hope: Can Courts Bring About Social Change? (1991).
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- Brian P. Smentkowski
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Article History
| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
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| Article title updated for style. | Oct 31, 2026 | ||
| Media added. | Jan 09, 2026 | ||
| Added a cross-reference to the Britannica article “capital punishment in the United States.” | Mar 08, 2024 | ||
| Discussion of the appointment of judges in civil-law countries revised. | Aug 30, 2019 | ||
| Media added. | Feb 15, 2018 | ||
| Article revised to mention role of Judicial Appointments Commission in England. |
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Jan 09, 2017 | |
| Article revised. |
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May 10, 2016 | |
| Invalidated site: HM Courts and Tribunals Service (England and Wales). | Nov 10, 2014 | ||
| New media added. | Feb 19, 2009 | ||
| Bibliography revised. | Dec 29, 2006 | ||
| Article thoroughly revised. | Dec 29, 2006 | ||
| Article revised. | Dec 07, 2001 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 20, 1998 |