TY - BOOK AU - Langbein,John H. TI - The origins of adversary criminal trial T2 - Oxford studies in modern legal history SN - 9780191718137 (ebook) : AV - KD8220 .L36 2005 U1 - 345.4'105'09033 23 PY - 2005/// CY - Oxford PB - Oxford University Press KW - Adversary system (Law) KW - Great Britain KW - History KW - 18th century N1 - Originally published: 2003; Includes bibliographical references and index N2 - 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 UR - https://go.openathens.net/redirector/lords.parliament.uk?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199287239.001.0001 ER -