Law, Politics, and Perception
How Policy Preferences Influence Legal Reasoning
Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science, Politics, History & Theory
| Author: | Eileen Braman | ISBN: | 9780813928371 |
| Publisher: | University of Virginia Press | Publication: | October 29, 2009 |
| Imprint: | University of Virginia Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Eileen Braman |
| ISBN: | 9780813928371 |
| Publisher: | University of Virginia Press |
| Publication: | October 29, 2009 |
| Imprint: | University of Virginia Press |
| Language: | English |
Based on an innovative combination of psychological experimentation and studies of individual cases, the author advances a new theory about the ways in which policy preferences influence judicial decision-making. She demonstrates that "motivated reasoning" does indeed occur, but its scope is limited by rules of legal analysis.
Based on an innovative combination of psychological experimentation and studies of individual cases, the author advances a new theory about the ways in which policy preferences influence judicial decision-making. She demonstrates that "motivated reasoning" does indeed occur, but its scope is limited by rules of legal analysis.
