4. Do Judges Make Law?

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Preface vii
4. 1. Introduction 1
5. 2. A Judge’s Work 18
6. 3. Is the Law Uncertain? 53
7. 4. Do Judges Make Law? 77
8. 5. Rules, Principles, and Policies 98
9. 6. Disciplined Judicial Decision-Making 125
10. 7. Working with Precedent 146
11. 8. Authority: What Counts? 170
12. 9. Judicial Decision-Making: A Case Study 188
13. 10. Standard of Review and Discretion 203
14. 11. Role of the Judge in a Constitutional Democracy 228
15. 12. A Judicial State of Mind 249
16. Conclusion 270
17. Glossary 275
18. Notes 279
19. Index 333