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The Judge: 26 Machiavellian Lessons

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There is no book of political strategy more canonical than Niccolo Machiavelli's but few ethicists would advise policymakers to treat it as a bible. The lofty ideals of the law, especially, seem distant from the values that the word "Machiavellian" connotes, and judges are supposed to work above the realm of politics. In The Judge, however, Ronald Collins and David Skover argue that Machiavelli can indeed speak to judges, and model their book after The Prince. As it turns out, the number of people who think that judges in the U.S. are apolitical has been shrinking for decades. Both liberals and conservatives routinely criticize their ideological opponents on the bench for acting politically. Some authorities even posit the impossibility of apolitical judges, and indeed, in many states, judicial elections are partisan. Others advocate appointing judges who are committed to being dispassionate referees adhering to the letter of the law. However, most legal experts, regardless of their
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Author : Ronald K.L. Collins
Pages : 296 pages
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Language : eng
ISBN-10 : 0190490144
ISBN-13 : 9780190490140