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The origins of adversary criminal trial [electronic resource] / John H. Langbein.
By: Langbein, John H
.Series: Oxford studies in modern legal history: Publisher: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2005Description: 1 online resource (xxii, 354 p.) : ill.ISBN: 9780191718137 (ebook) :; 0191718130 (ebook) :.Subject(s): Adversary system (Law) -- Great Britain -- History -- 18th centuryAdditional Physical Form: Print version 9780199287239DDC classification: 345.4'105'09033 Online resources: Oxford scholarship online Summary: The lawyer-dominated adversary system of criminal trial, which now typifies practice in Anglo-American legal systems, was developed in England in the 18th century. This text shows how and why lawyers were able to capture the trial.
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| ebook | House of Lords Library - Palace Online access | 1 | Available |
Originally published: 2003.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The lawyer-dominated adversary system of criminal trial, which now typifies practice in Anglo-American legal systems, was developed in England in the 18th century. This text shows how and why lawyers were able to capture the trial.
Description based on print version record.