Machine generated contents note: ch. 1 Introduction -- ch. 2 Interdependent Nature of Judicial Power'? -- ch. 3 Comparing ̀Intrinsic' Court Features -- ch. 4 Comparing ̀Extrinsic' Federal Design Features -- ch. 5 Canada -- ch. 6 United States -- ch. 7 Germany -- ch. 8 Comparing the Power of Courts in Federal Systems
Summary
Ruggiero provides a systematic evaluation of the?interdependent nature? of judicial power within three federal systems. She seeks to answer the question: Why are some high courts more powerful than others? By integrating strategic assumptions about the behavior of courts and other political actors and by employing a comparative, historical analysis of court policy-making and legislative responses to said policy-making, Ruggiero tests and refines concepts of court influence as?interdependent?. She finds that the influence of high courts and their decisions are shaped both by?intrinsic? insti
