Structure Matters
The Impact of Court Structure on the Indian and U.S. Supreme Courts
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7400063 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Nick Robinson (0000-0003-2283-3022, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 61 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 173-208 |
| Publication date | 2012-10-16 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The American Journal of Comparative Law (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0002-919X • E-ISSN: 2326-9197 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.5131/ajcl.2012.0014 |
| OpenAlex | W2128926178 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
| References cited | 20 |
The United States Supreme Court sits as a unified bench of nine justices. The Indian Supreme Court sits in panels, and can have up to thirty-one judges. This article uses the divergent structures of the U.S. and Indian Supreme Courts to explore how specific court structures are adopted to promote different values or understandings of what a supreme court should be. It analyzes how structure impacts: (1) access to these courts; (2) the cohesiveness of the doctrine they produce; (3) inter-judge relations; and (4) perceptions about these courts, including perceived politicization. It argues a comparative analysis of court structure can challenge common assumptions about the ideal role of a court, as well as aid in judicial institutional design and reform. Such an analysis helps make explicit how law is permeated by the structure of the courts that interpret it
Certiorari · Court of record · Doctrine · Majority opinion · Original jurisdiction · Political science · Precedent · Supreme court · Judicial and Constitutional Studies · Law · Law in Society and Culture · Legal Education and Practice Innovations
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| Unique citing works | 8 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,89 |
| Citation span | 2017 - 2026 (10) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 8 |