期刊名称：International Journal for Court Administration
印刷版ISSN：2156-7964
电子版ISSN：2156-7964
出版年度：2008
卷号：1
期号：2
出版社：International Association for Court Administration
摘要：The authors of this book set out to "elevate awareness of courts as organizations" [p.146]. Even though it may seem fairly obvious to many readers that courts are "organizations," courts have been neglected in research compared to the legislature and executives of many democratic countries. This research gap may be attributable to two myths. First, while the legitimacy of legislatures and executives is based on democratic principles, many view courts as institutions of justice and liberty and therefore not subject to the same rules of political accountability. Second, the gap may result from the fact that courts are seen as conservative, difficult to change, and therefore not really worth the bother. This book debunks both myths
