Lower Courts, Judicial Officers, and Legitimacy

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Abstract

For Weber (and others), legitimacy of authority is established by institutional actors conforming to established rules and procedures (Weber 1947; 1978; Gerth and Wright Mills 1977). Legal rules are impersonal, and impartiality is a core judicial value, buttressed by norms of judicial detachment, restraint and passivity. Yet, applying legal rules and procedures requires judicial authority to be performed by a judicial officer. This performance can enhance or detract from legitimacy.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationPerforming Judicial Authority in the Lower Courts
EditorsSharyn Roach Anleu, Kathy Mack
Place of PublicationLondon
PublisherPalgrave Macmillan
Chapter1
Pages1-14
Number of pages14
ISBN (Electronic)9781137521590
ISBN (Print)9781137521583
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2017

Publication series

NamePalgrave Socio-Legal Studies
ISSN (Print)2947-9274
ISSN (Electronic)2947-9282

Keywords

  • Everyday Work
  • Judicial Authority
  • Judicial Practice
  • Lower Court
  • Procedural Justice

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