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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: John H. Langbein (Sterling Professor of Law and Legal History, Yale Law School)Publisher: Oxford University Press Imprint: Oxford University Press Dimensions: Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.20cm , Length: 23.30cm Weight: 0.600kg ISBN: 9780199287239ISBN 10: 0199287236 Pages: 378 Publication Date: 30 June 2005 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order  Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsIntroduction 1: The Lawyer-Free Criminal Trial 2: The Treason Trials Act of 1696: The Advent of Defense 3: The Prosecutorial Origins of Defense Counsel 4: The Law of Criminal Evidence 5: From Altercation to Adversary TrialReviews<br>. ..an extraordinarily interesting book, based on deep research and advanced in a remarkably cogent fashion. -- TLS<p><br> The Origins of Adversary Criminal Trial is a most valuable study. Langbein has done hard historical spade work, going through scores of dusty forgotten papers to help trace the development. It is exciting to read about the development of hearsay rules, of the right to counsel, and of other rights of defendants. But Langbein's book is also valuable for its relevance to how we interpret and use the law even today. It adds to our understanding of the life of the law. --The Federal Lawyer<p><br> .,. an extraordinarily interesting book, based on deep research and advanced in a remarkably cogent fashion. -- TLS<br> The Origins of Adversary Criminal Trial is a most valuable study. Langbein has done hard historical spade work, going through scores of dusty forgotten papers to help trace the development. It is exciting to read about the development of hearsay rules, of the right to counsel, and of other rights of defendants. But Langbein's book is also valuable for its relevance to how we interpret and use the law even today. It adds to our understanding of the life of the law. --The Federal Lawyer<br> Author InformationJohn H. Langbein is Sterling Professor of Law and Legal History at Yale Law School. He teaches and writes in four fields: trust and estate law, pension and employee benefit law, Anglo-American and European Legal History, and Modern Comparative Law. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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