Courts law and politics in comparative perspective herbert jacob erhard blankenburg herbert m kritzer doris marie provine joseph sanders yale university press jan 1 1996 law 408 pages 0 reviews this comprehensive book compares the intersection of political forces and legal practices in five industrial nations the united states england france germany and japan the authors . For each of the five countries the authors discuss the structure of courts and access to them the manner in which politics and law are differentiated or amalgamated whether judicial posts are political prizes or bureaucratic positions the ways in which courts are perceived as legitimate forms for addressing political conflicts the degree of legal consciousness among citizens the kinds of . Courts law and politics in comparative perspective herbert jacob erhard blankenburg herbert m kritzer doris marie provine joseph sanders yale university press new haven and london contents preface vii i introduction 1 herbert jacob ii courts and politics in the united states 16 herbert jacob iii courts justice and politics in england 81 herbert m kritzer j iv courts in the political . Courts law and politics in comparative perspective by herbert jacob erhard blankenburg herbert m kritzer doris marie provine and joseph sanders new haven and london yale university press 1996 408p 4500 cloth 2000 paper volume 91 issue 1 martin shapiro. Courts law and politics in comparative perspective shopping cart notice due to a shopping cart issue we have disabled the ability to purchase book titles online via our website during this outage please use one of our retail partner links available on each book title page or place your order directly from our fulfillment warehouse triliteral by calling 1 800 405 1619 if you have