The Uses of discretion /
Discretion is a pervasive phenomenon in legal systems. It is of concern to lawyers because it can be a force for justice or injustice; at once a means of advancing the broad purposes of law and of subverting them. For social sciences the discretion exercised by legal actors is an important form of d...
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Oxford : New York :
Clarendon Press ; Oxford University Press,
1992
Oxford ; New York : Clarendon Press, 1992 Oxford : New York : 1992 |
| Series: | Oxford socio-legal studies
Oxford socio-legal studies |
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Table of Contents:
- 1. The use of legal discretion: perspectives from law and social science / Keith Hawkins
- 2. Discretion and rules: a lawyer's view / Carl F. Schneider
- 3. Discretionary decision-making: a jurisprudential view / John Bell
- 4. The myth of discretion / M.P. Baumgartner
- 5. Social limits to discretion: an organizational perspective / Martha Feldman
- 6. Discretion in a behavioral perspective: the case of a public housing eviction board / Richard Lempert
- 7. Organizational horizons and complaint-filing / Robert M. Emerson and Blair Paley
- 8. "Big bang" decisions: notes on a naturalistic approach / Peter K. Manning
- 9. Administrative justice: discretion and procedure in social security decision-making / Roy Sainbury
- 10. Discretion: power, quiescence, and trust / Joel Handler
- 11. The jurisprudence of discretion: escaping the legal paradigm / Nicola Lacey
- Pt. I. Issues in the Use of Discretion. 1. The Use of Legal Discretion: Perspectives from Law and Social Science / Keith Hawkins. 2. Discretion and Rules: A Lawyer's View / Carl E. Schneider. 3. Discretionary Decision-Making: A Jurisprudential View / John Bell
- Pt. II. Social Processes in the Use of Legal Discretion. 4. The Myth of Discretion / M. P. Baumgartner. 5. Social Limits to Discretion: An Organizational Perspective / Martha Feldman. 6. Discretion in a Behavioral Perspective: The Case of a Public Housing Eviction Board / Richard Lempert. 7. Organizational Horizons and Complaint-Filing / Robert M. Emerson and Blair Paley. 8. 'Big Bang' Decisions: Notes on a Naturalistic Approach / Peter K. Manning
- Pt. III. Thinking about the Uses of Discretion. 9. Administrative Justice: Discretion and Procedure in Social Security Decision-Making / Roy Sainsbury. 10. Discretion: Power, Quiescence, and Trust / Joel Handler. 11. The Jurisprudence of Discretion: Escaping the Legal Paradigm / Nicola Lacey
- Pt. I Issues in the Use of Discretion
- 1. The Use of Legal Discretion: Perspectives from Law and Social Science / Keith Hawkins
- 2. Discretion and Rules: A Lawyer's View / Carl E. Schneider
- 3. Discretionary Decision-Making: A Jurisprudential View / John Bell
- Pt. II. Social Processes in the Use of Legal Discretion
- 4. The Myth of Discretion / M. P. Baumgartner
- 5. Social Limits to Discretion: An Organizational Perspective / Martha Feldman
- 6. Discretion in a Behavioral Perspective: The Case of a Public Housing Eviction Board / Richard Lempert
- 7. Organizational Horizons and Complaint-Filing / Robert M. Emerson and Blair Paley
- 8. 'Big Bang' Decisions: Notes on a Naturalistic Approach / Peter K. Manning
- Pt. III. Thinking about the Uses of Discretion
- 9. Administrative Justice: Discretion and Procedure in Social Security Decision-Making / Roy Sainsbury
- 10. Discretion: Power, Quiescence, and Trust / Joel Handler
- 11. The Jurisprudence of Discretion: Escaping the Legal Paradigm / Nicola Lacey.
- Pt. I Issues in the Use of Discretion. 1. The Use of Legal Discretion: Perspectives from Law and Social Science / Keith Hawkins. 2. Discretion and Rules: A Lawyer's View / Carl E. Schneider. 3. Discretionary Decision-Making: A Jurisprudential View / John Bell
- Pt. II. Social Processes in the Use of Legal Discretion. 4. The Myth of Discretion / M. P. Baumgartner. 5. Social Limits to Discretion: An Organizational Perspective / Martha Feldman. 6. Discretion in a Behavioral Perspective: The Case of a Public Housing Eviction Board / Richard Lempert. 7. Organizational Horizons and Complaint-Filing / Robert M. Emerson and Blair Paley. 8. 'Big Bang' Decisions: Notes on a Naturalistic Approach / Peter K. Manning
- Pt. III. Thinking about the Uses of Discretion. 9. Administrative Justice: Discretion and Procedure in Social Security Decision-Making / Roy Sainsbury. 10. Discretion: Power, Quiescence, and Trust / Joel Handler. 11. The Jurisprudence of Discretion: Escaping the Legal Paradigm / Nicola Lacey.