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Judicial Politics on the Ground

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 December 2018

Jeanne Hersant  and
Cécile Vigour
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Abstract

This symposium focuses on judicial politics at the micro level. Its aim is to shed light on justice in action, drawing on an ethnographic approach to explore the routine decision-making practices of judges and other legal actors, and to study their interactions with citizens and politicians. Each article is based on close observation of the interactions between legal professionals and administrative actors who are at the frontline in local and lower courts. By examining a variety of jurisdictions around the globe, the articles in this symposium offer fresh insight into “judicial politics on the ground.”

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Law & Social Inquiry , Volume 42 , Issue 2 , Spring 2017 , pp. 292 - 297
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Copyright © American Bar Foundation, 2017 

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